Basic Site Details
| Name: | Knightswood Senior Secondary School |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Estimated cost of original building: £130,000. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Knightswood Secondary School | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| School | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 60, Knightswood Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1938 | Designed 1938 | ||
| 1954 | 1966 | Redesigned and built | |
| 6 August 1954 * | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Plans prepared and approved for new school | |
| 10 October 1958 | Opened | Opened by John Maclay, Secretary of State for Scotland | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| Gillespie Kidd & Coia | A | 1938 | c. 1941 | ||
| Jack Antonio Coia | A | 1938 | c. 1941 | ||
| T Warnett Kennedy | A | 1938 | c. 1941 | ||
| Gillespie Kidd & Coia | B | 1954 | 1966 | Redesigned and built school | |
| Jack Antonio Coia | B | 1954 | 1966 | Redesigned and built school | |
| T Warnett Kennedy | B | 1954 | 1966 | Redesigned and built school | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Rogerson, R W K C | 1986 | Jack Coia: his life and work | Glasgow: privately published | pp51-53 | |
| Stamp, Gavin and Taylor, Joe | 1994 | Executed buildings by Gillespie Kidd & Coia (list compiled from surviving office records) | MacJournal One | ||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p399 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 6 August 1954 | p240 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43037 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Jack Antonio Coia: F no3825 (box 29) | |