Basic Site Details Name: | Pitlochry Central School | Town, district or village: | Pitlochry | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | 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 ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | Competition results announced | | | May 1898 | | Opened | | | 1902 | | | Report on drainage | | 1904 | | Addition | Folding partition inserted | | 1905 | | Addition | Science laboratories added |
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 | | Charles Sandeman Robertson | | | 1897 | | Begun but taken over by John Mitchell Robertson | | John Mitchell Robertson | | B | 1898 | | Tok over job after the death of Charles Sandeman Robertson | | John Mitchell Robertson | | C | 1902 | | Reported on the drainage at the school | | John Mitchell Robertson | | D | 1904 | | Insertion of folding partition | | John Mitchell Robertson | | E | 1905 | | Science laboratories added |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 March 1897 | | | p303 | | Building News | 6 May 1898 | | | p633 | | Dundee Advertiser | 1897 | | | Precise reference missing | | Dundee Courier | 8 October 1902 | | | | | Dundee Courier | 3 August 1904 | | | | | Dundee Courier | 14 March 1905 | | | |
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