Basic Site Details Name: | Martyrs Public School | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £14,500.
1959 - annexed by Stow College of Building;1961-1973 annexe of St Mungo's Academy; 1983 became arts centre for Forum Arts Trust; later open to the public as a museum and used as offices/workspace by Glasgow Museums (restored 1999). By 2006, open by appointment only, then closed shortly afterwards. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Conservation Centre for Glasgow Museums | Yes | | | Forum Arts Trust | 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 | | 11, Barony Street | Yes | | | 17, Parson Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1895 | 1898 | | |
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 | | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | A | 1895 | 1898 | As senior assistant (role on this project uncertain) | | Honeyman & Keppie | | A | 1895 | 1898 | | | John Honeyman | | A | 1895 | 1898 | | | John Keppie | | A | 1895 | 1898 | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Glasgow School Board | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Crawford, Alan | 1995 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | London: Thames and Hudson | p30 | | Hamilton, Sarah L | 2010 | Glasgow's School Board Heritage: the Challenges of Conservation | | MSc Dissertation in Architectural Conservation | | | Howarth, Thomas | 1977 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement | Second Edition | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd | pp65-8 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 31 July 1896 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Worsdall Collection | | Original drawings | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 32619 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 265 |
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