Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kirkcudbright Academy |
| Town, district or village: | Kirkcudbright |
| City or county: | Kirkcudbrightshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | School | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1815 | 1818 | Original building | |
| 1886 | Additions | ||
| 1901 | Work by Barbour rebuilt incorporating original building | ||
| After 1930(?) | Addition | Cochrane Memorial Gymnasium added | |
| Before 1930 | Reconstruction(?) | Reconstruction? New build? | |
| 1958 | Addition | Large additions | |
| After 1967 | Before 1974 | Alteration/conversion | Conversion of Cochrane Hall gymnasium to multi-purpose hall. New games hall and new library extension. |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Barbour | 1886 | ||||
| Alan Burgess Crombie | 1901 | Rebuilding of Barbour additions | |||
| William A MacKinnell (or Mackinnel) | C | After 1930(?) | Cochrane Memorial Gymnasium added | ||
| William A MacKinnell (or Mackinnel) | B | Before 1930 | New build? Reconstruction? | ||
| Department of Health for Scotland (Scottish Board of Health; later Scottish Development Department) | 1958 | Large additions - School Building Development Team | |||
| David Robertson Collin | G | After 1967 | Before 1974 | Conversion of Cochrane Hall gymnasium to multi-purpose hall. New games hall and new library extension. Architect in charge. | |
| Stewartry County Council | G | After 1967 | Before 1974 | Conversion of Cochrane Hall gymnasium to multi-purpose hall. New games hall and new library extension. With David Collin as architect in charge. | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | p373 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 6 December 1940 | CLIX | p556 Obituary | |
| Scotsman | 13 November 1940 | p6 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dumfries & Galloway Council | James Barbour drawings, Sutherland Dickie & Copland Archive (many not traced, 2010) | 974 | |