London Street Primary School Explained
London Street Primary School is a Category B-listed building in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] The building was designed in 1887 by Robert Wilson and later altered in 1910 by John Alexander Carfrae. The listing by Historic Environment Scotland describes the building as being a "symmetrical classical school building" in polished ashlar with a "19-bay principal elevation" of "2-storey and attic".
The school was closed by Lothian Regional Council in 1992[2] [3] and merged with Broughton Primary School. The building has since been occupied by St Mary's R.C. Primary School,[4] which had previously been located in York Lane.
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Notes and References
- Web site: 63 East London Street, London Street Primary School, including girls' and boys' playsheds, boundary walls, railings and gatepiers . Historic Environment Scotland . 2 September 2020 . 19 March 2003.
- Book: Pickard . Willis . Dobie . John . The Political Context of Education After Devolution . 2003 . Dunedin Academic . 978-1-903765-16-6 . 28 . en . Perhaps the most high profile example was the closure of the London Street Primary School in Edinburgh in 1992. The parents fought a fierce, protracted and at times bitter battle to save their school from being closed....
- Web site: LONDON STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL, EDINBURGH - Early Day Motions. edm.parliament.uk. 2019-03-18.
- Web site: Wilsher . Roy . Lessons from the past put in a historic setting . tes . 2 September 2020 . 24 November 1995.
