Basic Site Details | Name: | Girvan High School | | Town, district or village: | Girvan | | City or county: | Ayrshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | C listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The building is planned with a central hall on each floor giving direct access to the classrooms, the upper floor hall having an open gallery on one side, with high mullioned windows connecting he two storeys. There are separate entrances for boys and girls at each end of the hall. Nine classrooms are provided for thirty pupilseach. On the upper floor there are a science room, art room, cookery and laundry room and gymnasium, while a portion of the old school has been converted into a workroom for 20 boys. The principal facade is in a free treatment of Renaissance, executed in red sandstone, while the other elevations are of brick and roughcast with stone dressings. [Building News 6 September 1912 pp243-344]
Cost £7,000. Formally opened Monday 2 September 1912
Perhaps further work by Cowie Torry & Partners? | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Ayr College | | |
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 | | 20F, Henrietta Street | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1911 | 1912 | Build/construction | | | 1912 | | Building dated | | | September 1912 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | William Cowie | | A | 1911 | 1912 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Girvan School Board | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p342 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p180 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 6 September 1912 | | | pp343-344 |
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