Basic Site Details
| Name: | Schools, West Carron |
| Town, district or village: | Carron |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 6 entrants in competition. Cost: £6,700. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Carron Primary School | ||
| Carron School | Yes | |
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 | |
| Alloa Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1898 | 1899 | ||
| 15 February 1957 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'plans in hand for reconstruction at three schools' per Builder p 344 | |
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 | |
| Ebeneezer Simpson | 1898 | Competition design - placed third | |||
| James Strang | 1898 | Competition design - placed second | |||
| Andrew McLuckie | A | 1898 | 1899 | Won competition and secured job | |
| McLuckie & Walker | A | 1898 | 1899 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Ronald Walker | A | 1898 | 1899 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Alexander Jamieson Smith | 15 February 1957 | Builder p 344 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p311 | |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | London: Mansell Publishing | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | Early 1898 | LXXIV | p397 | |
| Builder | 15 February 1957 | p 344 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Research by Alex Adamson | |