Other places · Central Scotland
Lawside Academy
In or near Dundee.
Lawside Academy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dundee · 3.8 km
- Free entry
About
Lawside Academy is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lawside Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. It was the northernmost state Catholic school in Europe. Lawside closed in June 2008, 101 years after it opened. The school's successor is St Paul's Academy.
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Background
History
Lawside was founded as an independent school for girls by the Sisters of Mercy in 1907, but soon began to admit boys. The school was operated on the same site as the convent, which was located on the lower slopes of the Dundee Law (the word means hill); hence the name of both convent and school. With the Education (Scotland) Act 1918, the school chose to enter the state system as the act laid out certain guarantees for denominational schools which came under state control. Amongst the prerogatives that Lawside had were that the rector or vice-rector would come from the Sisters of Mercy if one was suitably qualified. A member of the Sisters held the position of vice-rector into the 1970s.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.4859, -3.0020
- District
- Dundee City
- Postcode
- DD3 8QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dundee Central
- Established
- 1907
- Nearest railway station
- Dundee — 3.8 km
- Official site
- www.tenpin.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6504939 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lawside Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Lawside Academy?
- Lawside Academy is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD3 8QX).
- What is Lawside Academy?
- Lawside Academy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lawside Academy?
- The nearest railway station is Dundee, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DD3 8QX.
- When was Lawside Academy built?
- Built or established in 1907.
- How do I get to Lawside Academy?
- The nearest railway station is Dundee, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DD3 8QX.