Basic Site Details
| Name: | Technical College |
| Town, district or village: | Galashiels |
| City or county: | Selkirkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Won Civic Trust Award 1965. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Scottish College of Textiles | Yes | Replaced Technical College |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| College | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1908 | 1909 | ||
| May 1962 | September 1962 | Build/construction | estimated start and completion dates for new Galashiels Technical Centre per Builder 28 Apr 1961 p811 |
| 1963 | 1965 | Build/construction | New college |
| 1965 | Won award or awards | CT Award? | |
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 | |
| J & J Hall | A | 1908 | 1909 | ||
| John Hall | A | 1908 | 1909 | ||
| Alison & Hutchison & Partners | B | 1963 | 1965 | New College to replace the 1908-9 buildings | |
| Robert Forbes Hutchison | B | 1963 | 1965 | New College to replace the 1908-9 buildings | |
| Colin Walker | C | 1963 | 1965 | Listed in 1972 RIBA Kalendar under G R M Kennedy & Partners - Kennedy and Walker may have been mainly responsible when working for Alison & Hutchison. | |
| George Raphael Michael Kennedy | C | 1963 | 1965 | Listed in 1972 & 1975 RIBA Kalendar under G R M Kennedy & Partners - Kennedy and Walker may have been mainly responsible when working for Alison & Hutchison. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Education Authority | c 1962 |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p303 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p551 | ||
| RIBA | 1972 | RIBA Directory 1972 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 28 April 1961 | 'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' p811 | ||
| Design Journal | 1965 | p70-73 | ||
| RIAS Quarterly | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | John Hall's obituary--check date | ||