Basic Site Details | Name: | Addiewell Board School | | Town, district or village: | Addiewell | | City or county: | Midlothian | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Cost: £4,500.
OPENING NEW SCHOOL AT ADDIEWELL. A handsome new senior public school was opened by West Calder School Board at Addiewell last evening. Mr John Fyfe, managing director of Messrs Young's oil company, performed the opening ceremony in presence of a large gathering of the inhabitants. Mr William Dalziel, member of the Board, presented Mr Fyfe with a gold key as a memento of the occasion. The school is estimated to cost £2000, and has accommodation for 260 scholars. It has all the latest improvements in school furniture. The erection of the school was rendered necessary by burning the burning of the hall at Addiewell some years ago. Mr Jas Fairley, Edinburgh, is the architect.
Edinburgh Evening News 23rd October 1897
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | School | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | | | | | 1911 | | Design exhibited | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | David Sharpe | | A | 1894 | 1896 | As apprentice to James Graham Fairley | | James Graham Fairley | | A | 1894 | 1896 | | | Robert Matthew Mitchell | | A | 1896 | | As assistant to James Graham Fairley |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1894 | | | | p74 | | Academy Architecture | 1911 | | Part 1 | | p44-45 Check part no | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p75 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Edinburgh Evening News | 23 October 1897 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Craig Statham | Information sent via Contacts page on DSA website | | Sent September 2015 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Robert Matthew Mitchell: L v19 no1466; David Sharpe: L v25 no2091 |
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