Basic Site Details Name: | Queen's Park Higher Grade School | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | There are four buildings on the site, two dating from c.1874 , the H & D Barclay School and the main building, (designed to replace the 1870s buildings) left incomplete - by Thomson & Sandilands.
The H & D Barclay School was opened in February 1902 as recorded by the Building News - GLASGOW - The opening ceremony of the Queen’s Park Higher Grade School, which has been erected by Cathcart School Board at a cost of from £13,000 to £14,000, took place on Friday. It is situated in Grange Road Langside. The building is of two stories with the rooms grouped on three sides of a large hall 76 feet by 41 feet, open the full height of the building, the upper tier of rooms entering from a gallery surrounding the hall. There is a gymnasium on the upper floor, 46 feet by 24 feet. On the ground floor, opening from the west vestibule is a manual workshop fitted with wood-working benches and desks for pattern drawing. There are also two power lathes for turning with a grindstone for tools, driven by an electric motor. A corresponding apartment opening from the east vestibule is fitted up as a cookery practice kitchen and demonstration lecture room for cookery. The other rooms on the ground floor comprise the laboratories for natural philosophy and chemistry, and a general lecture room for these subjects. On the upper floor are seven ordinary classrooms, one of these being for sewing. There are also two special art rooms. The buildings have been planned by Messrs H and D Barclay, architects, Glasgow [Building News 28 February 1902 p303]
School now demolished and entrance features reconstructed at rear of New Victoria Infirmary - but unclear whether these are of the earlier or later parts of the school. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Teacher's Resource Centre | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 75, Grange Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1874 | | | First two blocks built | | 1901 | 1902 | | Higher Grade School - northern block | | 1912 | | | New part of school | | 1926 | | | Revised scheme; not completed |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Cathcart School Board | for 1902 work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Hamilton, Sarah L | 2010 | Glasgow's School Board Heritage: the Challenges of Conservation | | MSc Dissertation in Architectural Conservation | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 October 1900 | LXXIX | | | | Building News | 28 February 1902 | | | p303 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library | Cathcart School Board Minutes | | Cathcart School Board Minutes and plans | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | | De-listed November 2013 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Colin Sinclair: L v1 no54 (microfilm reel 29) |
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