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Sciennes Primary School Edinburgh
Historic Primary School building design by Wilson & Carfrae Architects in Lothian, southeast Scotland, United Kingdom.
post updated 22 February 2024
Sciennes Primary School Edinburgh building photo © Adrian Welch October 2006 with lumix camera
Sciennes School
Date built: 1889
Architects: Wilson & Carfrae
Location: Sciennes Road, Sciennes, south Edinburgh (just south of The Meadows)
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Sciennes Primary School Edinburgh building extension
Sciennes Building Designs
Contemporary Sciennes Property Designs – recent architectural selection for this area below:
Buildings close to Sciennes Primary School include:
Edinburgh Schools : Built Projects + Designs
Robert Wilson, Architect
Robert Wilson Architect
Robert Wilson (9 September 1834 – 1 July 1901) was architect for the Edinburgh Board of Education and responsible for a high percentage of the city’s schools. He is also noteworthy for involvement in several institutions aimed at improving the life of the poor and destitute in the city.
Some key building designs by this architect:
– Castlehill School
– Bruntsfield School
– Broughton Road Primary School
– Sciennes Primary School
– Free Breakfast Mission, Old Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh
He was the son of Patrick Wilson (architect) and Catherine Peddie. His mother died in 1843 when Robert was only eight.
A full list of his works, in chronological order:
Dean Village School (1874)
Cambridge Street School (1879)
North Canongate School, now the “Canongate Venture” (1879)
St Leonards School (1879)
Abbeyhill School (1880)
Clarebank School (1880)
Villa, 5 Tipperlinn Road (1881)
Marchmont Road School (1882)
North Merchiston School (1882)
Leith Baptist Church (1884)
Edinburgh Sabbath Free Breakfast Mission, Fishmarket Close (1885)
Granton School (1885)
South Bridge School, Infirmary Street (1885)
Edinburgh School Board Offices (1886)
Milton House School and janitor’s house, Canongate (1886)
Castlehill School (1887)
Heriot’s Trust School, St Bernard’s Crescent (1887)
London Street School (1887)
Torphichen Street School (1887)
Sciennes School (1889)
Reconstruction of Alnwickhill Industrial Home for Fallen Women (1890)
Colinton Cottage Homes (original block) (1891)
Bonaly School, Thorburn Road (now an old people’s home) (1891)
South Morningside School (1891)
John Alexander Carfrae, Architect
John Alexander Carfrae Architect
John Alexander Carfrae (1868–1947) was a Scottish architect of particular note in the field of innovative school design. He was considered one of the best architects of his generation, but his works were rather limited as he was constrained to the standard board school formats.
Born in Edinburgh the son of Thomas Carfrae, a civil engineer. He was the younger brother of George Somervil Carfae, also a civil engineer. The family lived at 9 Osborne Terrace in Edinburgh’s West End. He was educated at James Gillespie’s High School.
Some key building designs by this architect:
– Boroughmuir High School
– George Watsons War Memorial
– Tollcross School, Edinburgh
– Albion Road School, Edinburgh
– Broughton Primary School, McDonald Road Building
Scottish Capital Education Building Designs
Contemporary Scottish Capital School and College Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Trinity Academy building design:
Design: Holmes Miller Architects
Trinity Academy Edinburgh secondary school building
Potterrow Edinburgh
Potterrow property picture © Keith Hunter
Potterrow Edinburgh
Napier University
Napier University building picture from the architect
Napier University Buildings
Scottish Capital Building Designs
Scottish Capital Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Haymarket Station, west of the city centre:
picture from the architect
Haymarket Station
Meadowbank Stadium, east of the city centre:
Meadowbank Stadium
Burtons Edinburgh, Princes Street retail building:
Burtons Edinburgh
Edinburgh House:
Edinburgh House
Harvey Nichols, Multrees Walk / St Andrew Square, New Town:
New Town Harvey Nichols
The former Royal High School, south side of Calton Hill, currently the site for a proposed new music venue:
building photo © Adrian Welch
Royal High School
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