South Ronaldsay, Tomison's Academy
School (19th Century)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Tomison's Academy
Classification School (19th Century)
Canmore ID 229536
Site Number ND48NW 42
NGR ND 44294 85638
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/229536
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Tall single-storey, 3 piended roof school room pavilions in T-plan arrangment, 2-window fronts except at flanks to re-entrant angles, 1-window with lower porches in angles; harrow angular coursers, ashlar quoins the width of two coursers, ashlar plinth and porches, fenestration
mullion and transom crosses with small lying-panes; slated roofs, that of central pavilion straddled by group of 3 ashlar chimney stacks, battered with neo Greek capital - cornices, outer stacks square-plan centre stack
oblong with columnar chimney cans in 1-3-1 arrangement giving effective silhouette.
Founded under the will of William Tomison (1739-1829) of the Hudson's Bay Company. (Historic Scotland)
