Basic Site Details
| Name: | Holy Cross Academy |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ainslie Park School Annexe | This is the name given in 'Buildings of Scotland' which is presumably the name at the time of writing (early 1980s). | |
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 | |
| Craighall Road | East side | |
| Ferry Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Before 1914 | Addition | ||
| 1939 | Build/construction(?) | new building | |
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 | |
| Joseph Marr Johnston | Before 1914 | Addition | |||
| Ebenezer James MacRae | B | 1939 | new building | ||
| Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) | B | 1939 | new building | ||
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 | p602 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Journal | 13 October 1934 | v41 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p1069 - obituary of Joseph Marr Johnston |