Basic Site Details

Name: Greyfriars Primary School
Town, district or village: St Andrews
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost: £7,961. For c. 600 pupils. Cost of 1908 alterations: c. £800. Mason for 1908 alterations: Ness. Cost of 1911 drill hall: £2,000.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Greyfriars RC Primary School  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1School  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Abbey WalkYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418881889Construction 
Item 2 of 414 September 1889 Opened 
Item 3 of 41908  Alterations
Item 4 of 41911  Drill hall

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6David Henry A18881891 
Item 2 of 6Hall & Henry A18881891 
Item 3 of 6David Henry B1908 Alterations
Item 4 of 6Hall & Henry B1908 Alterations
Item 5 of 6David Henry C1911 Drill hall
Item 6 of 6Hall & Henry C1911 Drill hall

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1St Andrews Burgh School Board 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Cant, Ronald Gordon1967St Andrews Architects, II St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967p 15
Item 2 of 3Frew, J (ed.)1984Building for a New Age St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984)p42
Item 3 of 3Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p385

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Architect6 March 1908LXXIX Supplement, p 13
Item 2 of 3Builder1911CI p 400
Item 3 of 3Building News1889LVII p 382

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Messrs Walker & Pride architectsDavid Henry, 'Business Book, 1884-1914'