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Gartsherrie Academy, Academy Street, Coatbridge

A Category B Listed Building in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8639 / 55°51'49"N

Longitude: -4.0279 / 4°1'40"W

OS Eastings: 273185

OS Northings: 665270

OS Grid: NS731652

Mapcode National: GBR 009M.ST

Mapcode Global: WH4QB.3W71

Plus Code: 9C7QVX7C+HR

Entry Name: Gartsherrie Academy, Academy Street, Coatbridge

Listing Name: Academy Street, Gartsherrie Academy Primary School Including Playground Walls

Listing Date: 22 April 1988

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 358746

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB23006

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Coatbridge, Academy Street, Gartsherrie Academy

ID on this website: 200358746

Location: Coatbridge

County: North Lanarkshire

Town: Coatbridge

Electoral Ward: Coatbridge North

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Re-built in 1870's following fire, but said to incorporate original Gartsherrie Academy built by the Bairds of Gartsherrie 1845. School with classical ornament, mainly Italianate arcaded round-arched lights, symmetrical front to Academy Street. Polished yellow ashlar. Divides into 3 individually-roofed elements, the centre set forward and a storey taller, top storey set back with shallow block pediment topped by cupola and with end stacks; triple-arched entrance at ground; 2-storey outer ranges each with 4 lights each level, series of lights to flanks. Original glazing.

Piended slate roofs. Interior rebuilt by Thomas Martin, 1908. Rock- faced playground walls with decorative cast-iron gates and railings.

Statement of Interest

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser also carries reports (21.11.1863;

13.2.1864) of lecture series held in school by Dr E W Pritchard, the last

man to be publicly hanged in Glasgow.

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