Holy Cross Primary School, 316 Calder Street, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 December 1989. School. 4 related planning applications.

Holy Cross Primary School, 316 Calder Street, Glasgow

WRENN ID
plain-chancel-martin
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 December 1989
Type
School
Address
Holy Cross Primary School, 316 Calder Street, Glasgow, G42 7NH
OS grid reference
NS 588 626
Coordinates
55.83603, -4.25486
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Holy Cross Primary School, located at 316 Calder Street in Glasgow, was designed by Andrew Balfour of Steele and Balfour and completed in 1914. This tall, symmetrical, three-storey building is constructed of red ashlar in the Edwardian Baroque style. The eastern front features giant pilasters flanking shallow outer pavilions, with closely spaced windows separated by masonry strips and an original distinctive glazing pattern. The building has a blocked cornice and piended slate roofs topped with red ridging tiles. The northern side faces Calder Street and includes an advanced center section with chimney stacks.

The playground is enclosed by low iron-railed walls, which are supported by corniced square piers, and the railings feature Art Nouveau detailing.

Local climate

Holy Cross Primary School, 316 Calder Street, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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