Tynecastle High School | |
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Address | |
2 McLeod Street , EH11 2ND Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55°56′20.93″N 3°13′47.91″W / 55.9391472°N 3.2299750°W |
Information | |
Type | State school |
Established | 1912 |
Head teacher | Hazel Kinnear |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrolment | 548 (2017[1]) |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | Silver and blue |
Website | www |
Tynecastle High School is a secondary school in the Gorgie area of south west Edinburgh, Scotland.
Tynecastle High School was opened in 1912 and was for its first 98 years located at 15 McLeod Street, a B listed building.
On 1 April 2007, The City of Edinburgh Council gave the go ahead to rebuild Tynecastle High School in a different area of McLeod Street. The council approved the sale of the old school building and a nearby nursery to the neighbouring Heart of Midlothian football team. The deal was for the sum of £5.9 million.[2]
The Liberal Democrats / Scottish National Party coalition that took over The City of Edinburgh Council in May 2007 signalled their plan to fight any move to demolish the old school building.[3][4] Council Leader Jenny Dawe said "I can't see any way that they would get permission to knock it down. It's important for the city that we don't have a repeat of the 1960s when a lot of fine buildings were knocked down and replaced by horrible multi-storey blocks."[5] This school is also a B-listed building and any permission for it to be altered can only be done with the permission of both the council and Historic Scotland.[6]
Previous Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov intended to build a luxury hotel, sports bars and shops alongside a new main stand for Tynecastle Stadium with a 12,000 capacity.[7] In August 2007 it was reported that the old school would "remain untouched" in the redevelopment.[8]
Although at present the development of Tynecastle Stadium is on hold a new purpose built school was built across the road at no 2 McLeod Street. It opened in January 2010.[9]
See also: Category:People educated at Tynecastle High School |
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