May 7 2024

Plans to develop a disused primary in the heart of the east end as a dedicated Gaelic school have been given the nod by planners.

St James Primary at 88 Green Street, Calton, will become the city's fourth such school when it opens in January 2026.

Led by the council's education services department the Calton Gaelic School project will see the B-listed building augmented by a new multi-purpose hall connected to the main building by a glazed link.

Designed to demonstrate 'understated monumentality' the brick box addition reaches out across previous playground space, with limited window openings oriented towards Claythorn Park.

Passivhaus retrofit specialists John Gilbert Architects and Narro Engineers are assisting with the build.  

4 Comments

#1 Posted by Craigbert on 7 May 2024 at 10:35 AM

That is one of the most depressing looking buildings I've ever seen.

#2 Posted by Georwell84 on 7 May 2024 at 11:15 AM

Hope this development is not an excuse to avoid densification of the general area.
Adjacent site with London Road badly needs new tenement builds.

#3 Posted by Ben on 7 May 2024 at 12:00 PM

Terrific project, and a lovely little proposal, great to see it progressing which will restore an at risk listed building and complement it with a simplistic yet elegant extension. Well done to all involved!

#4 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 8 May 2024 at 22:18 PM

The whole episode should be renamed -- we have recently had Swinney / 20 years a failure -- now we have St James Primary / 15 years a lazy council inspired disgrace.

The carbon footprint of the trees growing out of the roof should not be ignored so I suppose it was not all bad.

Plus the ignorance of the whole project -- Glesga as part of Strathclyde spoke a Brythonic language / proto Welsh back in the day while Gaelic is the language of the invader.

We do not know our history.

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