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Basic Site Details

Knox Academy
Haddington
East Lothian
Scotland
The memorial stone of a new burgh school at Haddington, to be known as the John Knox Memorial Institute, was laid on Saturday. The style of the buildings, which form a parallelogram on plan, is Early English, a prominent feature being the central tower, 14 feet square, and 80 feet high. On the chief face of this tower is a canopied niche, in which a full length figure of Knox will be placed. Mr Starforth, of Edinburgh, is the architect, and Mr Thomas. Ormston, the builder. The total cost is £9,000. [Building News 6 September 1878 p236]

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Knox Institute

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
SchoolNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Knox Institute Knox PlaceYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Construction18771880Original building (by John Starforth)
Foundation stone1878/08/31
Opened1880/01/31
1909Addition of new wing (by John Alexander Carfrae)
Build/construction1930Quite separate new school built
Scheme accepted1960/03/04tender of £40,487 for new primary department approved by the Scottish Education Dept. per Builder p486

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
John Starforth18771880Construction of original building.
John Alexander Carfrae1909Addition of new wing. Carfrae as School Board architect
(Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab)CArchitect1959Extension to 1930s building
Alan Reiach & PartnersCArchitectural practice1959Extension to 1930s building
James Stuart RentonCArchitect1959Extension to 1930s building

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
McWilliam, Colin1978Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)p238

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1960/03/04p486
Dundee Advertiser1893/03/27*
Building News1878/09/06p236 - foundation stone
Glasgow Herald1880/02/02Description of opening

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register34451