Basic Site Details
| Name: | Girvan Academy |
| Town, district or village: | Girvan |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Perhaps further work by Cowie Torry & Partners? |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Girvan Higher Grade School | ||
| Girvan Primary School | Yes | In 2013 |
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 | |
| Wesley Drive | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1938 | Plans drawn up | ||
| 1948 | 1955 | Construction | |
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 | |
| William Cowie | A | 1938 | Plans drawn up. | ||
| William Cowie | B | 1948 | 1949 | Construction - not completed until 1955, after Cowie's death | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | P342 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p563 | ||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | William Cowie: F no3150 (box 17) | |