Basic Site Details | Name: | Secondary School at the Nicolson Institute | | Town, district or village: | Stornoway | | City or county: | Ross and Cromarty | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | designed to accommodate 750 pupils; building and adjoining playing fields completed in three years at a cost of approx. ₤300,000; consulting structural engineer - F. A. MacDonald & Partners; electrical - Malcolm & Allan; clerk of works - Martin Ewer; builders - A. Hall & Son (Builders), Ltd.; details of subcontractors & suppliers, p1035 | 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 | | Springfield Road | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1954 | 1957 | Build/construction | | | 7 June 1957 | | Opened | 'New Secondary School at the Nicolson Institute, by Sir John Stirling, KT, MBE, CL, TD, Convener of the County Council of Ross and Cromarty' per Builder p1035 |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Martin Fraser Kirkwood | | | 1954(?) | 1957 | assisted R. W. Fraser, per Builder p1034 - CHECK dates | | Robert William Fraser | | | 1954(?) | 1957 | Architect in charge, per Builder 7 June 1957, p1034 | | Ross & Cromarty County Council Architects' Department | | A | 1954 | 1957 | With Leask as Chief Architect and R W Fraser as architect-in-charge | | Peter Shearer Leask | | | 7 June 1957 | | County Architect, per Builder p1034 |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and Site| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | | Building name | Notes | | Nicolson Institute | Probably accommodated Infant and Elementary classes. Demolished except for tower. |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p630 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 7 June 1957 | | | pp1034-1037; photo and site plan p1034; photos - main entrance and view from north, p1035; plans and photo of north wing, p1036; photos of main classroom wing and assembly hall/gymasium and plans of classroom wing, p1037 |
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