Lanark Grammar School Annex (Former), Hyndford Road, Lanark

Extensive range of school buildings. Single storey with raised basement at rear. Snecked rubble with ashlar dressing. Laid out on a free H-plan, every block gabled with 3 or 5-light lancets under hood moulds or decorative drip moulds, other elevations with single light square headed windows and pairs of lancets under secondary gables. All gables with straight skews, and most with iron finials. Octagonal lead bellcote rising from square base with decorative cast iron balustrade. 3 doors on south and 1 on south west facade, one at north. Slate roofs. (Historic Scotland)

15 July 2004: The Lanark Gazette reports that the school's older blocks, latterly used as a science block, closed in April after having been declared surplus to requirements. The rest of the school is due a £10 million upgrade in the coming years. Turner and Townsend Project Management has lodged plans for their conversion into 14 flats. August 2004: SCT welcomes the proposals, but expresses concern at some design details.

January 2010: External inspection finds the school vacant and boarded-up. Consents for conversion to form 14 residential flats were granted in Nov 2004 (ref: CL/04/0506 & CL/04/0485). Local planners advise, following the opening of the new Lanark Grammar School, the portacabins around the building are now being removed and that conversion works have yet to commence.

8 July 2013: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.

30 January 2014: The buildings are currently being marketed for sale as a development opportunity through agent DM Hall.

2 March 2018: The site remains under marketing for sale through DM Hall.

19 March 2020: Application submitted for permission to demolish building to enable the development of a 70-bed residential care home (ref: P/20/0365).

4 November 2022: Consent for partial demolition and creation of 8 flats and 31 new build dwellings within the cleared area (P/20/1751) has been conditionally approved, previous applications for full demolition being withdrawn. Site works are to commence shortly.