Basic Site Details
| Name: | Primary School, Drumchapel |
| Town, district or village: | Drumchapel |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This is probably Ladyloan Primary School in Ladyloan Avenue - but as there are so many schools in Drumchapel it could refer to another. |
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 | |
| 57, Ladyloan Avenue | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 2 April 1954 * | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Plans prepared and approved for new school | |
| 1955 | Plans dated | By Alexandar Buchanan Campbell | |
| 1956 | Build/construction | ||
| 1960s | Addition | Janitor's house | |
* 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 | |
| Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation) | 2 April 1954 * | Plans prepared and approved for new school | |||
| Alexander Buchanan Campbell | A | 1955 | 1956 | Campbell designed school in collaboration with A G Jury and J McNab. | |
| Archibald George Jury | A | c. 1956 | City Architect | ||
| John McNab (or John MacNab) | A | c. 1956 | Principal architect (education) | ||
| Alexander Buchanan Campbell | B | 1960s | Janitor's house | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 30 August 1956 | p298-9 | ||
| Builder | 2 April 1954 | p616 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | A Buchanan Campbell Collection | BUC 1950/27/1/1 | Also hand list of drawings |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | F no5006 (Combined Box 50) | |