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Not been done on here for a while, though it's been around for some time. Pyebank School. Saw someone elsewhere compare it to Denbigh Asylum and have to concur with that. Externally it looks a lovely building with all the stonework. Inside though there is little to commend it and taking pictures in the low light is not that fulfilling. There's a little bit of graff here and there but not enough to make this a must-see.
A little bit of history. The building was designed by the architects Innocent and Brown and opened in 1875 (as can be seen for the date-stone picture below) during the reign of Queen Victoria. In 2003 the school was moved to a new, purpose-built building on Andover Street, built on the former St Catherine's RC Primary School site. The building is now Grade II listed (along with the adjacent caretaker's building). It stands in an exposed position on the hillside with sweeping views across the city. The future of the building remains unclear at the present date with no plans for its renovation or conversion.
Externally the school is pleasing on the eye:
img2756 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2935 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2936 by HughieDW, on Flickr
These look like original railings:
img2933 by HughieDW, on Flickr
There's some nice stonework:
img2932 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2926 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Obligatory abandoned doll in playground shot:
img2930 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside is less interesting:
img2925 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2923 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2919 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Although the bits of graff here and there offer something of interest:
img2915 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Especially this bit of Coloquix:
img2914 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And this original fireplace merits a picture too:
img2912 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Otherwise it's trashed and bare:
img2904 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2900 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2894 by HughieDW, on Flickr
....and dark:
img2898 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Apart from this oven(?) thingy:
img2893 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
A little bit of history. The building was designed by the architects Innocent and Brown and opened in 1875 (as can be seen for the date-stone picture below) during the reign of Queen Victoria. In 2003 the school was moved to a new, purpose-built building on Andover Street, built on the former St Catherine's RC Primary School site. The building is now Grade II listed (along with the adjacent caretaker's building). It stands in an exposed position on the hillside with sweeping views across the city. The future of the building remains unclear at the present date with no plans for its renovation or conversion.
Externally the school is pleasing on the eye:
img2756 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2935 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2936 by HughieDW, on FlickrThese look like original railings:
img2933 by HughieDW, on FlickrThere's some nice stonework:
img2932 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2926 by HughieDW, on FlickrObligatory abandoned doll in playground shot:
img2930 by HughieDW, on FlickrInside is less interesting:
img2925 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2923 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2919 by HughieDW, on FlickrAlthough the bits of graff here and there offer something of interest:
img2915 by HughieDW, on FlickrEspecially this bit of Coloquix:
img2914 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd this original fireplace merits a picture too:
img2912 by HughieDW, on FlickrOtherwise it's trashed and bare:
img2904 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2900 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg2894 by HughieDW, on Flickr....and dark:
img2898 by HughieDW, on FlickrApart from this oven(?) thingy:
img2893 by HughieDW, on FlickrThanks for looking!
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But I did enjoy getting a look inside.
