Basic Site Details

Name: Pitlochry Central School
Town, district or village: Pitlochry
City or county: Perthshire
Country: Scotland
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Notes: From thirty-two competitive designs submitted for a new central school, Pitlochry, that by Mr C S Robertson, architect, Perth, was selected. The building is one story in height and Gothic in style. Its general shape may be described as resembling the letter L, the court forming the back or west side of the school which will be about 160 feet in length on either side. The main elevation faces east. The main entrances for boys and girls are separate. The cloakrooms and lavatories are placed near the main entrances. Rooms for the headmaster and for the teachers are also near the main entrances. Each classroom has separate doors for boys and girls but separate entrances and passages leading to them. The infants’ classroom is divided by a movable glass partition. Two classrooms in the north wing are similarly divided. The secondary department consists of one large classroom, occupying part of the front or east elevation of the building. It is proposed to heat the school by means of hot water pipes on the low pressure system. The heating chamber is placed in the basement. The school is designed to accommodated 620 scholars. The total cost is estimated at about £6,000. [Builder 27 March 1897 p303]

The formal opening of a new central school for Pitlochry took place on Monday. The building, which is one story in height, contains accommodation for 620 pupils, and has cost about £6,000. [Building News 6 May1898 p633]

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1School  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51897 Competition results announced 
Item 2 of 5May 1898 Opened 
Item 3 of 51902  Report on drainage
Item 4 of 51904 AdditionFolding partition inserted
Item 5 of 51905 AdditionScience laboratories added

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 5Charles Sandeman Robertson  1897 Begun but taken over by John Mitchell Robertson
Item 2 of 5John Mitchell Robertson B1898 Tok over job after the death of Charles Sandeman Robertson
Item 3 of 5John Mitchell Robertson C1902 Reported on the drainage at the school
Item 4 of 5John Mitchell Robertson D1904 Insertion of folding partition
Item 5 of 5John Mitchell Robertson E1905 Science laboratories added

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Builder27 March 1897  p303
Item 2 of 6Building News6 May 1898  p633
Item 3 of 6Dundee Advertiser1897  Precise reference missing
Item 4 of 6Dundee Courier8 October 1902   
Item 5 of 6Dundee Courier3 August 1904   
Item 6 of 6Dundee Courier14 March 1905