Basic Site Details
| Name: | Elder Park Public School |
| Town, district or village: | Govan |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of 1960s alterations £25,000. Disused 2011. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Elder Park Primary School | Yes | |
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 | |
| 20, Kenneth Drive | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1898 | Build/construction | ||
| 18 August 1899 | Opened | ||
| 1968 | 1969 | Alterations and additions | Alterations ('improvements') |
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 | |
| Bruce & Hay | A | 1898 | |||
| Donald Bruce | A | 1898 | |||
| Edward Alexander Buckingham Hay | A | 1898 | |||
| Donald Hugh Macpherson | B | 1968 | 1969 | Alterations ('improvements') | |
| Macpherson & Gibson | B | 1968 | 1969 | Alterations ('improvements') | |
| Thomas Gibson | B | 1968 | 1969 | Alterations ('improvements') | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Govan School Board | |
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 | ||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Glasgow City Archives, Department of Education | Govan Parish School Board Minutes | 1899, p4 and 1898 p346. Also D-ED 5/29/3/52 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Donald Hugh Macpherson: F no6237 (Combined Box 127) | |