Holmlea Primary School

School in Glasgow, Scotland

Holmlea Primary School

Holmlea Primary School, 2014

Address

352-362 Holmlea Road

Cathcart

Glasgow

G44 4BY

Scotland

Information
Established| 1908
Closed| 2005

Listed Building – Category B

Designated| 16 March 1993
Reference no.| LB33807

Holmlea Primary School is a Category B listed former school in Glasgow.[1] It was built in 1908 and closed in 2005. The building lay empty for several years after the school's closure but has now been renovated and converted into affordable housing.

## History

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It was built in 1908 from red Dumfriesshire ashlar in a 17th-century domestic style, and the architect was Andrew Balfour.[2]

In June 2005, facing an estimated repair bill of £5m, the school closed and the pupils transferred to Merrylee Primary School.[3]

Glasgow City Council placed the building up for sale in 2006 after declaring it surplus.[4] Glasgow Community Education Association (GCEA) made a bid to buy it with plans to open a private Islamic school.[5] They later abandoned the bid and the property was put back on the market.[6]

In June 2014, the Buildings at Risk Register noted, "External inspection finds the building unmaintained and with vegetative and damp penetration set in further. Condition moved to Poor and Risk to Moderate. The site does not appear to currently be under marketing for sale."[7]

The building was left unused until 2018 when it was purchased by Home Group, who worked closely with Glasgow City Council and Cathcart & District Housing Association to carry out a sympathetic restoration. The building was converted into 49 affordable homes, which were occupied by residents in 2020.[8]

The mechanical engineer and industrialist Thomas Leith was educated there.

## References

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1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "352-362 (EVEN NOS) HOLMLEA ROAD... (Category B Listed Building) (LB33807)". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
2. ^ Williamson, Elizabeth; Riches, Anne; Higgs, Malcolm (2005). Glasgow. New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]: Yale Univ. Press. p. 539\. ISBN 978-0-300-09674-3.
3. ^ "Merrylee Primary School Handbook" (PDF). Merrylee Primary School. 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
4. ^ Seith, Emma (29 June 2012). "Private Islamic school on the horizon". TES. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
5. ^ Denholm, Andrew (30 June 2012). "Muslim parents bid to set up private Islamic school". The Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
6. ^ "Muslim school plan for city". Evening Times. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
7. ^ "Holmlea Primary School and Janitors Lodge, 352-362, Holmlea Road, Cathcart". Buildings at Risk. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
8. ^ Now, Scottish Construction. "Glasgow primary school lives on as new affordable homes". Scottish Construction Now. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

## External links

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* Media related to Holmlea Primary School at Wikimedia Commons

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