Basic Site Details

Name: Bearsden Primary School
Town, district or village: Bearsden
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: The school was opened on 17th August 1911, with accommodation for about 500 pupils. The 1911 building replaced an older village school which had been built on the same site and opened on 10 May 1880. Records of an even older school date back to 1874. By the end of the First World War the secondary department of the school was already presenting pupils for the Scottish Higher Leaving Certificate and, in due course, the school became a full senior secondary under the name of Bearsden Academy. When the new Bearsden Academy opened in 1959 at Gartconnel, the School became Bearsden Primary.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Former Bearsden Academy  
Item 2 of 2New Kilpatrick SchoolYes 

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 1Drymen Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 2October 1910February 1911 Plans dated
Item 2 of 217 August 1911 Opened 

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 3Charles Ernest Monro A19101911 
Item 2 of 3J M Monro & Son A19101911 
Item 3 of 3James Milne Monro A19101911 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Murray, William1975The Burgh of Bearsden Bearsden Town Councilp36

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Glasgow Herald16 November 1945  p7 - obituary
Item 2 of 2Scotsman16 November 1945  p3 - obituary of Charles Ernest Monro

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow City ArchivesMonro & Partners Collection MON 1910/2