Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Academy |
| Town, district or village: | Arbroath |
| City or county: | Angus |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | High School | ||
| Public Library | ||
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 | |
| 1820 | 1821 | Build/construction | |
| 1896 | 1898 | Alteration/conversion | Converted into a public library |
| 1936 | 1938 | Alterations and additions | Additions at side and rear alterated and extended again |
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 Black | A | 1820 | 1821 | ||
| Hugh Gavin | B | 1896 | 1898 | Recast as public library | |
| Alexander Symon | C | 1936 | 1938 | Additions at side and rear altered and extended again | |
| Carver, Symon & Ross (or Ross & Partners) | C | 1936 | 1938 | Additions at side and rear altered and extended again | |
| Donald (F?) Ross | C | 1936 | 1938 | Additions at side and rear altered and extended again | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | p327 | |
| Hay, G | 1876 | History of Arbroath | p365 | ||