Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ludgate School |
| Town, district or village: | Alloa |
| City or county: | Clackmannanshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | These buildings have been entered as one because they were all on one site. The former Ludgate Infant School is listed at category C(S). The other former Ludgate Infant School buildings situated toward the SW date from 1839 and the 1870s, with internal alterations carried out circa 1905 by George Kerr. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Alloa Academy | ||
| Claremont Primary school | Name moved when new school built on new site. | |
| Claremont Workshops, North block | Hall accommodation for Academy later part of Ludgate Infant 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 | |
| Glasshouse Loan | Yes | |
| Ludgate | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1837 | |||
| Late 1800s | Build/construction | Hall added later converted to additional accommodation for Ludgate Infant School | |
| 1905 | Alterations and additions | Cookery school added | |
| 1910 | Addition of north-east block | ||
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 | |
| Adam Frame | C | Late 1800s | Originally built as hall space for Alloa Academy and converted to additional accommodation for Ludgate Infant School. | ||
| George Alexander Kerr | A | 1905 | Cookery school block added | ||
| George Alexander Kerr | B | 1910 | Addition of north-east block | ||
| Kerr & McCulloch | B | 1910 | Addition of north-east block | ||
| William McCulloch | B | 1910 | Addition of north-east block | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p141 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51392 | |
| Per Adam Swan | Office list of jobs of George A Kerr | ||