London Street Primary School

London Street Primary School is a Category B-listed building in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] The building was designed in 1887 by Robert Wilson and later altered in 1910 by John Alexander Carfrae.[1] The listing by Historic Environment Scotland describes the building as being a "symmetrical classical school building" in polished ashlar with a "19-bay principal elevation" of "2-storey and attic".[1]

The London Street Primary School building in 2011

The school was closed by Lothian Regional Council in 1992[2][3] and merged with Broughton Primary School. The building has since been occupied by St Mary's R.C. Primary School,[4] which had previously been located in York Lane.

References
  1. "63 East London Street, London Street Primary School, including girls' and boys' playsheds, boundary walls, railings and gatepiers". Historic Environment Scotland. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. Pickard, Willis; Dobie, John (2003). The Political Context of Education After Devolution. Dunedin Academic. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-903765-16-6. Perhaps the most high profile example was the closure of the London Street Primary School in Edinburgh in 1992. The parents fought a fierce, protracted and at times bitter battle to save their school from being closed...
  3. "LONDON STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL, EDINBURGH - Early Day Motions". edm.parliament.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. Wilsher, Roy (24 November 1995). "Lessons from the past put in a historic setting". tes. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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