Craigmillar Primary School, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh

E J MacRae, 1932. 2-storey, 54-bay symmetrical generously fenestrated linear school, with outer bays of S (principal) elevation splayed forward to form open U-plan. Rendered, with polished ashlar dressings; painted. Base course; cill courses at ground and 1st floors; band course between ground and 1st floors; decorative frieze hugging eaves; corniced eaves course.

E J MacRae, 1932. 2-storey, 54-bay symmetrical generously fenestrated linear school, with outer bays of S (principal) elevation splayed forward to form open U-plan. Rendered, with polished ashlar dressings; painted. Base course; cill courses at ground and 1st floors; band course between ground and 1st floors; decorative frieze hugging eaves; corniced eaves course.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 8-bay advanced block at centre, with regular fenestration to both floors, surmounted by cornice and blocking course, with blank central wallhead tablet, advanced and raised as block pediment at centre, ball finials on pyramidal plinths, to outer left and right. Remainder of principal elevation with regular fenestration to both floors, including 3-light canted windows at ground, in penultimate bays to re-entrant angles to left and right from centre, with tripartite windows above. Pair of mirrored single bay entrance blocks slightly advanced and breaking eaves to re-entrant angles, comprising steps up to architra 'Girls' (to W doorway) and 'Boys' (to E doorway), with timber doors and fanlights; blank architraved doorways in bays at regular fenestration to remainder of elevation.

W ELEVATION: not seen, 1999.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, variety of multi-pane casement windows and modern glazing to rear. Grey slate roofs. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge stacks, red brick wallhead stacks; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIOR: predominantly unaltered. Dining Hall includes John Maxwell's mural 'Children's Games and Amusements', 1934-5 (see Notes).