Annfield Primary School
- Reference:GB 243 D-ED7/8
- Dates of Creation:1882 - 1974
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:12.00 Units [12 items]
Scope and Content
Log books, 1882 - 1974; Admission registers, 1920 - 1974.
Administrative / Biographical History
Annfield House, built in c1770. The mansion appears to have become a school building by 1870, as the wall bears the sign "Annfield House Academy."
Annfield was located in the once rural suburbs of Dennistoun, located about a mile from the city centre between Duke Street and Gallowgate. The estate's western boundary, popularly known as "The Witch Loan", was paved, widened and renamed Bellgrove Street. In 1666, the land belonged to James Bogle, merchant in Glasgow and it remained with that family for more than 100 years. In 1750 it was acquired by Robert Tennent, who opened Glasgow's leading hotel, the Saracen's Head, in 1754. Tennent sold the estate to another Tennent, a tobacco merchant whose son built the house shown in the photograph. He named it "Annfield" for his wife, whose maiden name was Ann Park. Annfield was sold to James Sword Snr in 1791. He built wings to the house and a large addition at the rear, before his death in 1852. The merchant John Reid acquired the property and added neighbouring land to the estate, and after Reid's death it was acquired by Alexander Dennistoun of Golfhill, for whom Dennistoun is named. The house was demolished in 1870 and tenements built on the estate. The names Sword Street, Reidvale Street, Annbank Street and Annbank Place are reminders of the house and its history.
Access Information
Open
Log books closed for 50 years; admission registers closed for 30 or 75 years depending on format.
Other Finding Aids
Descriptive list available at Glasgow City Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Application for reproduction should be made to the Archivist
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