Basic Site Details
| Name: | Technical College |
| Town, district or village: | Falkirk |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education | ||
| Falkirk College of Technology | ||
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 | |
| Grangemouth Road | ||
| Middlefield Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 25 April 1958 | Scheme accepted | 'A new £840,000 technical college...has been approved by Strilingshire Education Committee. Work on the building is scheduled to begin in 1959 after the final passing of plans by the Scottish Education Department.' 10 acre site: main college building, including assembly hall-examination room; dining hall, kitchen, gymnasium and playing fields p789 | |
| 25 April 1958 | Scheme accepted | 'EC approved plans' per Builder p790 | |
| September 1959 | July 1962 | Build/construction | actual starting date and estimated completion date per Builder 28 Apr 1961 p811 |
| After 1975 | Before 1995 | Middlefield Block | |
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 | |
| Alexander Jamieson Smith | A | 1958 | 1962 | As County Architect - prepared plans with 'Mr. W. J. Goldie, Director of Education...in conjunction with a working party' per Builder p789 | |
| Stirling County Council Architects' Department | A | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| Central Regional Council Department of Architectural Services | B | After 1975 | Before 1995 | Middlefield Block | |
| Ian Watson | B | After 1975 | Before 1995 | Middlefield Block - as Group Leader for Central Regional Council | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Education Authority | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p492 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 25 April 1958 | 'New Technical College, Falkirk' p789 | ||
| Builder | 25 April 1958 | p790 | ||
| Builder | 28 April 1961 | 'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' p811 | ||
| RIAS Quarterly | 2010 | Spring | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p.112: obituary of Ian Watson |