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Basic Site Details
Name
Martyrs Public School
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Cost: £14,500.
1959 - annexed by Stow College of Building;1961-1973 annexe of St Mungo\'s Academy; 1983 became arts centre for Forum Arts Trust; later open to the public as a museum and used as offices/workspace by Glasgow Museums (restored 1999). By 2006, open by appointment only, then closed shortly afterwards.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Forum Arts Trust
Yes
Conservation Centre for Glasgow Museums
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
School
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
17 Parson Street
11 Barony Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1895
1898
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
A
1895
1898
As senior assistant (role on this project uncertain)
Honeyman & Keppie
A
1895
1898
John Honeyman
A
1895
1898
John Keppie
A
1895
1898
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Glasgow School Board
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Crawford, Alan
1995
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
London: Thames and Hudson
p30
Hamilton, Sarah L
2010
Glasgow\'s School Board Heritage: the Challenges of Conservation
MSc Dissertation in Architectural Conservation
Howarth, Thomas
1977
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement
Second Edition
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
pp65-8
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building News
1896/07/31
*
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Glasgow City Archives
Worsdall Collection
Original drawings
Keppie Design (David Stark)
Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie
No 265
Hunterian Museum
Mackintosh Collection
Job book
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32619
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