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Edinburgh, 9 Cameron House Avenue, Cameron Nursery School
School (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 9 Cameron House Avenue, Cameron Nursery School
Classification School (20th Century)
Canmore ID 237519
Site Number NT27SE 5004
NGR NT 27570 71503
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/237519
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Cameron Nursery School was recorded by the Threatened Buildings Survey. The survey was prompted by concerns raised about the future of the 22 stained glass windows by William Wilson.
The nursery closed in 2019 due to the Covid pandemic. It did not re-open but was officially closed on 9th May 2024 having lain empty since 2019. The modest single storey building is northwest of Cameron House and is only accessible on foot. The south elevation is completely glazed opening onto the playground. The modest building of c.1930 may have been designed by Ebenezer MacRae, the city architect, who was responsible for the surrounding housing scheme. The stained glass frieze along the south window represents a Day in the Life of a Nursery School Child by William Wilson, 1937. It was commissioned the City of Edinburgh Council as part of a scheme to bring the arts into community life.
Cameron Nursery School appears to have been influenced by the nursery at Moray House planned by Anne Mackenzie following Montessori principles see Canmore site 194486 and Listed Building LB29729.
Note (9 September 2011)
This site record was created to indicate a building which is, or was, listed but for which Canmore holds no supplementary information. Further information on listed buildings is available from http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 9 September 2011
