Basic Site Details Name: | Hamilton Academy (and house at school) | Town, district or village: | Hamilton | City or county: | Lanarkshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | 30 sets of drawings were submitted in the competition, the assessor being George Bell, president of Glasgow and West of Scotland Institute of Architects.
Cost approx £40,000
House is C Listed.
Originally known as Hamilton Academy, now known as Hamilton Grammar School | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Hamilton Grammar 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 |  | Auchencampbell Road | Yes | |  | 45, Union Street | Yes | House |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1909 | | | Competition held |  | 1910 | 1913 | | |  | 10 April 1953 * | | Addition | LCC to have plans prepared for new school buildings |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 |  | George Bell II | Architect | | 1909 | | Architectural Competition |  | Alex Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | Architectural practice | A | 1909 | January 1911 | Won competition and secured the job. |  | Alexander Cullen | Architect | A | 1909 | 1911 | Won competition and secured the job. |  | Hugh Dykes Simpson | Architect | A | 1909 | After 1911 | As assistant to Alex Cullen, Lochhead & Brown |  | James Lochhead | Architect | A | 1909 | 1913 | Won competition and secured the job. |  | William Brown | Architect | A | 1909 | 1913 | Won competition and secured the job. |  | James Salmon (junior) | Architect | B | 1909 | | Competition design - not successful |  | John Gaff Gillespie | Architect | B | 1909 | | Competition design - not successful |  | Salmon, Son & Gillespie | Architectural practice | B | 1909 | | Competition design - not successful |  | William Forrest Salmon | Architect | B | 1909 | | Competition design - not successful |  | William Robertson Watt | Architect | | 10 April 1953 * | | To prepare plans for new school buildings |
* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Lanarkshire County Council | 1953, new school buildings |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Koch | | British Competitions | | | volume 3, p155 |  | Stothers, Thomas | 1911 | Renfrewshire Xmas and New Year Annual 1910-1911 | 1910-1911 | Hamilton | p27 (Architect's drawing) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | British Architect | 15 October 1909 | | | p273 |  | Builder | Early 1915 | CVIII | | p446 |  | Builder | 10 April 1953 | | | p581 |  | Building News | 12 August 1910 | | | page xi - tenders |  | Building News | 19 August 1910 | | | p274 - plans passed by Hamilton Dean of Guild Court |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34475 | |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34476 | House at school (45 Union Street) |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William Brown: F no1758 (microfilm reel 14); James Lochhead: F v20 no1453 (microfilm reel 13); Hugh Dykes Simpson: L v20 no1587 |  | South Lanarkshire Council Archive | Gavin Paterson Archive | | F41/14/6, 11 rolled plans (Cullen Lochhead & Brown) |
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