Basic Site Details Name: | Secondary School, Duncanrig | Town, district or village: | Westwood, East Kilbride | City or county: | Lanarkshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The school comprises a long spine of classroom blocks, with a symmetrical entrance/hall group, around a courtyard, located to its west. Mural in main entrance hall by William Crosbie. (Glendinning, 1997) | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | December 1950 | | Proposed | Plans to be prepared | | September 1956 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Lanark County Council | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p96 | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Design | June 1952 | | | p159 with illustrations | | Builder | 8 December 1950 | | | p617 | | Builder | 20 April 1951 | | | p569 | | Builder | 18 May 1951 | | | p719 [says architect Donald Reay, but a mistake] | | Prospect | August 1956 | | | pp8-15 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Robert W Y Dobie | Information sent via 'Contact Us' on Dictionary website | | Sent February 2010 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Peter Scott Ferguson: F no5472 (combined box 80) | | Sent to DSA by email | Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton | | Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010): information on Charles Adrian Hope's involvement. |
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