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Latitude: 55.7813 / 55°46'52"N
Longitude: -4.2704 / 4°16'13"W
OS Eastings: 257710
OS Northings: 656556
OS Grid: NS577565
Mapcode National: GBR 3R.8VQ1
Mapcode Global: WH3PG.CYQB
Plus Code: 9C7QQPJH+GR
Entry Name: Busby District Primary School, Church Road, Busby
Listing Name: Church Road, Busby Primary School
Listing Date: 25 January 1985
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 352587
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18530
Building Class: Cultural
Location: Mearns
County: East Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward: Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood
Parish: Mearns
Traditional County: Renfrewshire
Circa 1900. Tall 2-storey school in free Renaissance style,
with full-height 3-storey shallow flanking wings. Stugged
and squared yellow rubble and polished ashlar dressings
on bull-faced off-set plinth. Rectangular-plan main range,
grouped windows with blocked margins and keystones, band
course between floors, continuous mutule cornice, occasionally bracketted: wings have smaller windows, cornice raised in
semi-circle over round-arched panel of upper central window
on east and west elevations (west window with columned
mullions); parapet; open porch at north end of wings, each
with 2 round archways and tall keystones. North elevation
has 4 inner windows, shallow balcony between floors inscribed
"Busby Public School". Low-pitched slated roof.
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