Basic Site Details
| Name: | Central School |
| Town, district or village: | Chirnside |
| City or county: | Berwickshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Chirnside Primary School | Yes | |
| Chirnside School | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| School | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1937 | 1938 | ||
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 | |
| George Reid | A | 1937 | 1938 | ||
| James Sheills Forbes | A | 1937 | 1938 | ||
| Reid & Forbes | A | 1937 | 1938 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Berwick County Council | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | pp 73 & 168 | |
| History of Chirnside School | History of Chirnside School | Undated typescript | |||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1943 | 765 | |||
| RSA | 1943 | 653 | |||
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p38 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Borders Regional Archive | Architects' Department Plans | Plans (no elevations) | |
| DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 6620 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | George Reid: F no5107 (combined box 57) | |