Basic Site Details Name: | Gourock Higher Grade School | Town, district or village: | Gourock | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Building dated 1908.
A new central senior school has been built at Gourock at a cost of about £10,000. The building provides accommodation for 700 children and was designed by Mr Alexander Cullen, architect. [Builder 17 July 1909 p77]
See also Gourock School Middle or Gourock Central School.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Gourock Central Senior School | | | | Gourock Primary School | 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 | | Gourock Central School, Binnie Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1908 | | | Competition win | | 1909 | | | Journal reference |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | | | Johnston, W T | 2003 | Artists of Scotland | | Officina Publications CDROM | | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p140 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 17 July 1909 | XCVII | | p77 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34006 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Lochhead: F v20 no1453 (microfilm reel 13); Hugh Dykes Simpson: L v20 no1587 |
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