Basic Site Details Name: | Elgin Street School | Town, district or village: | Yoker | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | In August 1896, the Old Kilpatrick School Board sanctioned the building of a new school at the corner of John Knox Street and Elgin Street in Clydebank, to serve pupils living to the west of Yoker Burn. Lord Overtoun, son of the first Chairman of the School Board, performed the opening ceremony and initially the School had about 1,000 pupils. However, by the late 1930s Elgin Street School, in common with other schools in the area, was suffering from falling rolls. A declining population and falling birth rates continued so that by the early 1980s the school roll had slumped to a mere 158 pupils. Consequently, the school was closed on 29 June 1984, with the remaining pupils transferred to nearby Whitecrook Primary School. [Additional information at www.welcometoclydebank.org.uk/forum/]
PUBLIC SCHOOL YOKER NEAR GLASGOW - This school is in course of erection in Elgin Street, Yoker, for the Old Kirkpatrick School Board. The building is three storeys in height, the ground floor being utilised for the infants’ department and the First Standard, while the other standards are located on the first and second floors. The head master and mistress have their private rooms on the ground floor in close proximity to the respective entrances for boys and girls, while rooms are also provided for the male and female assistants on each floor. On the upper floor a portion will be utilised as a cookery room, and there is also provision in the way of cloak rooms and other offices for both scholars and teachers. The cost is estimated at about £13,000, and accommodation will be given for some 1,250 scholars. The whole work is being carried out from the plans of Mr Henry Higgins junior, architect, Glasgow. [Builder 29 May 1897 p489]
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Elgin Street | | | | Jogn Knox Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Henry Higgins | | | 1897 | | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Old Kirkpatrick School Board | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 29 May 1897 | | | p489 |
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