Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ruthrieston School |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Brogden appears to misattribute this to Jenkins & Marr (1880s). Cost of original building: £16,000. John Hutcheon Donald worked on drawings for the modernist glazed south front when in J A O Allan's office in the late 1930s; however Brogden states that the scheme is of the 1950s. Presumably its construction was delayed by the Second World War. A housing development now stands on the site of the school. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ruthrieston Academy | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Holburn Street | Yes | |
| Riverside Drive | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| After 1900 | Before 1906 | ||
| Late 1930s | Modernist glazed south front onto Riverside Drive - designs | ||
| 1950s(?) | Modernist glazed south front onto Riverside Drive - execution? | ||
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 | |
| Aberdeen School Board Architects' Department | A | After 1900 | Before 1906 | ||
| Alexander Ross Lindsay | A | After 1900 | Before 1906 | As assistant for Aberdeen School Board | |
| John Alexander Ogg Allan | A | After 1900 | Before 1906 | As architect to Aberdeen School Board | |
| Aberdeen School Board Architects' Department | B | Late 1930s | 1950s(?) | Modernist glazed south front onto Riverside Drive | |
| John Alexander Ogg Allan | B | Late 1930s | 1950s(?) | Modernist glazed south front onto Riverside Drive | |
| John Hutcheon Donald | B | Late 1930s | Modernist glazed south front onto Riverside Drive - as apprentice to John Alexander Ogg Allan | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Brogden, W A | 1986 | Aberdeen: an illustrated architectural guide | Edinburgh: RIAS and Scottish Academic Press | p 134 | |
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | ||||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from John Donald, architect and son of John Hutcheon Donald | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Alexander Ogg Allan: L v23 no1837 & F v22 no1574 (microfilm reel 13); Alexander Ross Lindsay: L v15 no1053 | |