Basic Site Details Name: | Rosemount School | Town, district or village: | Royston | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | On the 23rd ult. Rosemount Public School, Millburn-street, Garngad Hill, Glasgow, was opened by Sir John Neilson Cuthbertson, The school is erected on a site at the highest point of Garngad Hill. The site has a considerable fall from front to back. The drill-hall, janitor's house, and heating and ventilating apparatus have been placed on the lower level facing eastwards. The school and class-rooms, sixteen in number, and varying in size from accommodation for 173 to sixty-two scholars, are grouped round the central hall on two floors, and provide places for fully 1,203 children. The walls are of red sandstone from Ballochmyle quarries, finished in squared rubble with polished dressings. The play-grounds are laid with tar-macadam paving. The total cost, exclusive of site, is expected to come within £13,000 Mr. J. B. Wilson, of Glasgow, was the architect. [Builder 1 May 1897 p405] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Rosemount Development Trust Ltd, Millburn Centre, including Rosemount Lifelong Learning | | (opened 1993) |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | | | Office | | Now a business centre |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 221, Millburn Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 23 April 1897 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Bennie Wilson | | | 1897 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Hamilton, Sarah L | 2010 | Glasgow's School Board Heritage: the Challenges of Conservation | | MSc Dissertation in Architectural Conservation | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1 May 1897 | LXXII | | p405 - opening | | Building News | 30 April 1897 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | | Dean of Guild 1/4035 |
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