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 NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Greyfriars RC Primary School | | |
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 | | Abbey Walk | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1888 | 1889 | Construction | | | 14 September 1889 | | Opened | | | 1908 | | | Alterations | | 1911 | | | Drill hall |
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 | | David Henry | | A | 1888 | 1891 | | | Hall & Henry | | A | 1888 | 1891 | | | David Henry | | B | 1908 | | Alterations | | Hall & Henry | | B | 1908 | | Alterations | | David Henry | | C | 1911 | | Drill hall | | Hall & Henry | | C | 1911 | | Drill hall |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | St Andrews Burgh School Board | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1967 | St Andrews Architects, II | | St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967 | p 15 | | Frew, J (ed.) | 1984 | Building for a New Age | | St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984) | p42 | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p385 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 6 March 1908 | LXXIX | | Supplement, p 13 | | Builder | 1911 | CI | | p 400 | | Building News | 1889 | LVII | | p 382 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Messrs Walker & Pride architects | David Henry, 'Business Book, 1884-1914' | | |
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