Basic Site Details
| Name: | Whitehill Street School |
| Town, district or village: | Dennistoun |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: |
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 | |
| Whitehill Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1891 | |||
| 1894 | Laundry, workshops and gymnasium added | ||
| 1902 | 1904 | Three storey classroom extension | |
| June 1950 | Addition | Extension to school | |
| 1982 | Demolition | ||
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 | |
| James Salmon & Son | A | 1891 | |||
| William Forrest Salmon | A | 1891 | |||
| James Salmon & Son | B | 1894 | Laundry, workshops and gymnasium added | ||
| William Forrest Salmon | B | 1894 | Laundry, workshops and gymnasium added | ||
| James Salmon & Son | C | 1902 | Three storey classroom extension | ||
| James Salmon (junior) | C | 1902 | Three storey classroom extension | ||
| John Gaff Gillespie | C | 1902 | Three storey classroom extension | ||
| William Alexander Kidd | C | 1902 | 1905 | Three storey classroom extension - as assistant to Salmon & Son | |
| William Forrest Salmon | C | 1902 | Three storey classroom extension | ||
| F A MacDonald & Partners | A | 1950 | As consultant engineers | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | A | 1950 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Hamilton, Sarah L | 2010 | Glasgow's School Board Heritage: the Challenges of Conservation | MSc Dissertation in Architectural Conservation | ||
| O'Donnell, Raymond | 2003 | The life and work of James Salmon architect, 1873-1924 | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p137 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect | 29 November 1891 | |||
| Builder | 16 June 1950 | p825 | ||
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 Alexander Kidd: L v18 no 1384 | |
| Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | For 1902-04 work | |