Basic Site Details
| Name: | Vale of Leven Academy |
| Town, district or village: | Alexandria |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of extensions in 1972 £630,000 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Place of Bonhill 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 | |
| Main Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1949 | Proposed | Initial plans drawn up - as existing and sketch plans for proposed new buildings | |
| 1957 | 1964 | Plans dated | |
| 1972 | Addition | New blocks on CLASP system added | |
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 Buchanan Campbell | A | 1957 | 1964 | ||
| John Armstrong Lane | B | 1970s(?) | Extension - new blocks added on CLASP system | ||
| Dennis John Richard Garnett | B | 1972 | Extension - new blocks added on CLASP system | ||
| Duncan Shearer Bremner | B | 1972 | Extension - new blocks added on CLASP system | ||
| Lane Bremner & Garnett | B | 1972 | Extension - new blocks added on CLASP system | ||
| Dunbartonshire County Architects Department | C | 1972 | Worked in assocation with Lane Bremner & Garnett | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Dunbartonshire County Council | |
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 | p125 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
| RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | A Buchanan Campbell Collection | BUC 1950/17/1-50 | |