Basic Site Details
| Name: | Towerbank School |
| Town, district or village: | Portobello |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The Edinburgh Dean of Guild Court have passed plans of the new school to be erected by the Edinburgh School Board at Towerbank. Portobello. The building - a reconstruction on the same site as an existing school - will consist of three storeys, containing nineteen classrooms with accommodation for about 1,050children. Estimates have been accepted to the amount of £8,700. and the total cost including furnishings, will be £10,700. [Building News 22 February 1907 p269] |
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 | |
| Towerbank School, Beach Lane | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1885 | Original school | ||
| 1906 | Addition | ||
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 Macintyre Henry | 1885 | Original school | |||
| John Alexander Carfrae | 1906 | Addition. Carfrae as School Board architect | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Edinburgh School Board | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p653 | |
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 22 February 1907 | p269 | ||