1897 – Former St. Andrew’s National Schools, Pearse Street, Dublin
Now a community resource centre, this fine Victorian building was constructed as boys and girls national schools in 1895-97.
Now a community resource centre, this fine Victorian building was constructed as boys and girls national schools in 1895-97.
“These buildings, which are just completed, occupy a prominent site in the midst of a thickly-populated neighbourhood.
“These schools, which cost 1,390, arc built of brick with Hum stone dressings, and have accommodation for 600 scholars — 200 infants and 400 mixed.
“Ox Wednesday next, the 22nd inst., this important and interesting addition to the buildings of Mill Hill School is to be opened.
“The accompanying drawing is in this year’s Royal Academy Exhibition. The design was selected in competition early last year.
“For this work a limited competition was instituted in 1894, and we now publish the design adopted by the board.
The school was founded in 1616 as King James Grammar School with a charter from King James I.
Published in The Building News, September 16 1898.
“The competition for the proposed technical school at Bootle was decided some few months ago.
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