Girdleness Road, Tullos Primary School

1939-1950, J Ogg Allan. Symmetrical, Art Deco, flat-roofed E-plan with long central wing extending to rear, 2-storey (recessed clerestory to linking wings to NW elevation), bowed ends to central spine; central glazed bow tower to rear. Swimming pool complex, to the rear, added 1978. Coursed squared granite rubble; harling to linking wings of NW and to end of projecting wing to rear; predominantly concrete lintels and cills, some concrete margins, quoins and band courses. Base course; ground floor lintel course to some sections; coped parapets;

projecting blocking course to bow ends and flanking wings to rear. Predominantly horizontally orientated large Crittal windows, some vertically orientated and corner windows.

NW ELEVATION: canted advanced central 9-bay section; pilaster-strips dividing central 3 bays; doorway to centre; cantilevered concrete canopy between ground and 1st floor. Recessed 8-bay linking section to left with single-storey projection to ground floor; recessed 9-bay linking section to right with small single storey projection. To ends of linking sections, single and 2 storey, 2 and 4 bay projecting sections. Recessed bowed ends to outer left and right.

SE ELEVATION: central 5-bay section with stepped parapet, central glazed bowed tower, to ground floor, large projecting hall wing. Flanking to left and right, 12-bay 2-storey wings with bowed ends; to left,

canted canopy (glazing now missing) to ground floor (see Notes).

GLAZING etc: predominantly coated metal windows. Flat roof. Tall tapered brick chimney projecting from centre of roof. Mixture of plastic and cast iron rainwater goods.