Basic Site Details

Name: Knox Academy
Town, district or village: Haddington
City or county: East Lothian
Country: Scotland
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Notes: 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:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Knox Institute  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1School  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Knox Institute, Knox PlaceYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 618771880ConstructionOriginal building (by John Starforth)
Item 2 of 631 August 1878 Foundation stone 
Item 3 of 631 January 1880 Opened 
Item 4 of 61909  Addition of new wing (by John Alexander Carfrae)
Item 5 of 61930 Build/constructionQuite separate new school built
Item 6 of 64 March 1960 Scheme acceptedtender 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5John Starforth  18771880Construction of original building.
Item 2 of 5John Alexander Carfrae  1909 Addition of new wing. Carfrae as School Board architect
Item 3 of 5(Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab) C1959 Extension to 1930s building
Item 4 of 5Alan Reiach & Partners C1959 Extension to 1930s building
Item 5 of 5James Stuart Renton C1959 Extension to 1930s building

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1McWilliam, Colin1978Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)  p238

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Builder4 March 1960  p486
Item 2 of 4Building News6 September 1878  p236 - foundation stone
Item 3 of 4Dundee Advertiser27 March 1893   
Item 4 of 4Glasgow Herald2 February 1880  Description of opening

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register34451