Scotland Street Public School,
225 Scotland Street,
1904-1906,
Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Scotland Street Public School at 225 Scotland Street was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1904 and 1906 for the Govan School Board.

In the 1960's most of the surrounding tenements were demolished to make room for new urban development.

With the re-housing of most of the local population, the school had to be closed and eventually became a museum of education.

This view shows the North facade of the school. Most noticeable are the two glazed semi-circular stair towers topped with pointed caps. Between the towers is the central hall with classrooms above.

During this period, it was common to provide separate entrances for boys and girls. This entrance, between the towers, is for infants.

One of the classrooms, restored to its period appearance, is situated on the upper floor over the central hall. The layout of the tiered rows of desks is typical of the period.

The central corridor links the two extremities of the building. Unusually for a School Board building, the hall area is open to the corridor through the supporting piers.

These piers allow open access between the stairwells, central corridor and the main hall.

The cookery room is situated on the top floor of the school. At the east end of the room is tiered seating rising to the back wall while the original cooking range is visible to the side. "