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Glasgow, 423 Paisley Road West, Iqra Academy
School (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 423 Paisley Road West, Iqra Academy
Classification School (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bellahouston Academy Annexe Main Block; Bellahouston Primary School; Govan High School; Gower Street; Clifford Street
Canmore ID 160658
Site Number NS56SE 373
NGR NS 56204 64349
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/160658
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Bellahouston Academy Annexe, 423 Paisley Road West, 1875, Robert Baldie
Long symmetrical Baronial front, with central tower and the usual crowsteps, oriels and iron-crested mansard roof. Built as a private boarding school, altered 1903 to standard Board School. Better known for his gothic churches, Baldie also designed the Baronial offices for the Carron Iron Works, 1875, demolished 1980s (see Falkirk & District Guide).
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 373 56204 64349
Govan High School [NAT]
OS 1:1250 map, 1964.
Architect: Robert Baldie 1875.
Architect: Donald Bruce & E.A.B. Hay 1901; block to West.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Publication Account (2009)
Bellahouston Academy, originally a private, semi-boarding institution, was taken over by the board in 1885.
Information from ‘The Scottish Burgh Survey, Historic Govan: Archaeology and Development’ (2009).
