Basic Site Details

Name: Elgin Street School
Town, district or village: Yoker
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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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.
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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 Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1School  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Elgin Street  
Item 2 of 2Jogn Knox Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11897 Build/construction 

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1Henry Higgins  1897  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Old Kirkpatrick School Board 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder29 May 1897  p489