Martyrs' Public School
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The Martyrs' Public School is a former school in the Scottish city Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The school was commissioned in 1895 by the Glasgow Education Authority. Their name is derived from the covenanters James Lawson , James Nisbet, and Alexander Wood , who were executed nearby in 1684. The Scottish architecture firm Honeyman & Keppie provided the design . Charles Rennie Mackintosh , who was working there at the time, may have played a leading role in the planning. It could therefore be one of the early projects in Mackintosh's career. The total cost of construction, completed in 1898, was £ 14,500. In 1959 the school was attached to Stow College . Between 1961 and 1973 the school was then part of St Mungo's Academy . Schools ended in the 1970s. The Forum Arts Trust , and later Glasgow Museums , took over the building and opened it as a museum for a short time.
description
Martyrs' Public School is located on Parson Street, northeast of downtown Glasgow. Their masonry is made of red stone from the Ballochmyle quarry. As required by the school authorities at that time, the compact Art Nouveau building has gender-separated entrances. The windows are partly coupled and equipped with stone window posts. Simple cornices structure the facades horizontally. The final roof is covered with gray slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ Information on the Martyrs' Public School
Web links
- Information about the building
- Entry to Martyrs' Public School in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '55 " N , 4 ° 14' 14.3" W.