Basic Site Details
| Name: | Thurso High School |
| Town, district or village: | Thurso |
| City or county: | Caithness |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | See also entry for this school at www.rcahms.gov.uk |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ormelie High School | ||
| Thurso Academy | ||
| Thurso Secondary School | ||
| Thurso Technical Secondary School | ||
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 | |
| Ormlie Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1954 | After 1959 | Build/construction | |
| 18 February 1955 * | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Plans prepared for submission to Scottish Education Authority | |
| February 1958 | August 1959 | Build/construction | actual start and end dates for construction of new college per Builder 28 Apr 1961 p811 |
| October 1958 | Opened | First phase | |
| May 1959 | Build/construction | Second phase begun | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| (Professor) Charles Calthorpe Robertson | A | 1958 | c. 1960 | ||
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | A | 1958 | c. 1960 | ||
| Andrew Renton | A | 1958 | c. 1960 | ||
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | 1958 | c. 1960 | ||
| John Hardie Glover | A | 1958 | c. 1960 | ||
| Peter Scott Ferguson | A | 1958 | c. 1960 | ||
| Ian Gordon Cook | A | c. 1960 * | Working for Basil Spence & Partners | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Caithness County Council | |
| Education Authority | c 1958 |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p132 | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p97 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 18 February 1955 | p316 | ||
| Builder | 28 April 1961 | 'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' p811 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Hardie Glover: F no5473 (combined box 81) | |
| Sent to DSA by email | Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton | Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010): information on Ian Cook's involvement. | |