Aberdeen City HER - NJ90NW0226 - OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCHOOLHILL, ABERDEEN

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Primary ReferenceNJ90NW0226
NameOLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCHOOLHILL, ABERDEEN
NRHE Card No.NJ90NW28
NRHE Numlink 20148
HES SM No. NULL
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Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of the old grammar school of Aberdeen. A school was founded in Aberdeen by at least the 13th century, first mentioned in 1262. The first specific mention of a grammar school is in 1418. The medieval grammar school had close ties with the church, but as early as 1479 the town council was collecting funds to pay for the master of the grammar school. By 1527 the building was 'decaden' and the town council ordered its repair. The town accounts show on-going repairs to the school, particularly the thatched roof. In 1624 the school was replaced by a new building, in use until 1757 when it was in turn replaced by another sited in the grounds of the former Dominican Friary. It is shown on the OS 1st edition map and was demolished in 1881. Part of Robert Gordon University now occupies the site. See NJ90NW0111 for present grammar school and NJ90NW0576 for Musick and Grammar Schools in St Nicholas Churchyard. An inscribed stone on the front of Robert Gordon's College, just east of the main entrance, records the site of the old school.
Last Update25/04/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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SCHOOLS SITE OFA100