Basic Site Details
| Name: | Whitburn Academy |
| Town, district or village: | Whitburn |
| City or county: | West Lothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Builder Robert Paterson |
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 | |
| Shanks Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 12 June 1964 * | Proposed | County Council to build new academy | |
| c. 1965 | 1967 | Build/construction | |
| 1968 | Opened | ||
* 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 | |
| (Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) | A | 1964 | 1967 | ||
| Donald McInnes | A | 1964 | 1967 | ||
| Frank Sproson | A | 1964 | 1967 | ||
| Wheeler & Sproson | A | 1964 | 1967 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| House, Jack | Robert Paterson Builder, 1827-1977 | Robert Paterson Construction Ltd, Airdrie | p79 | ||
| McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | p467 | ||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 12 June 1964 | p1260 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | Wheeler & Sproson Collection | WHS 52/1-2 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | (Harry) Anthony Wheeler: F no5841 (combined box 103) | |