Basic Site Details Name: | Gourock Higher Grade School | Town, district or village: | Gourock | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Building dated 1908.
A new central senior school has been built at Gourock at a cost of about £10,000. The building provides accommodation for 700 children and was designed by Mr Alexander Cullen, architect. [Builder 17 July 1909 p77]
See also Gourock School Middle or Gourock Central School.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Gourock Central Senior School | | |  | Gourock Primary School | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Gourock Central School, Binnie Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1908 | | | Competition win |  | 1909 | | | Journal reference |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 |  | Alex Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | Architectural practice | A | 1909 | | |  | Alexander Cullen | Architect | A | 1909 | | |  | Hugh Dykes Simpson | Architect | A | 1909 | | As assistant to Alex Cullen, Lochhead & Brown |  | James Lochhead | Architect | A | 1909 | | |  | William Brown | Architect | A | 1909 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | |  | Johnston, W T | 2003 | Artists of Scotland | | Officina Publications CDROM | |  | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p140 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 17 July 1909 | XCVII | | p77 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34006 | |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Lochhead: F v20 no1453 (microfilm reel 13); Hugh Dykes Simpson: L v20 no1587 |
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