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Barrhead High
Barrhead High School is a secondary school in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. The school is over forty years old. Fiona Johnston is the current headmistress, appointed in June-Aug 2020. Associated primary schools Also known as "feeder" schools, they include: * Cross Arthurlie Primary School * Carlibar Primary School * Hillview Primary School Notable alumni * Thomas Elder Dickson, artist * Gregor Fisher, actor * Douglas Henshall, actor * Allison McGourty, arts executive * Alex McLeish, football manager References External linksBarrhead High School's page on Scottish Schools Online Secondary schools in East Renfrewshire 1967 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1967 Barrhead {{scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
Barrhead ( sco, Baurheid, gd, Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. History Barrhead was formed when a series of small textile-producing villages (Barrhead, Arthurlie, Grahamston and Gateside) gradually grew into one another to form one continuous town. According to local historian James McWhirter, the name "Barrhead" first appeared in 1750. Glanderston House, to the south, at one time belonged to the Stewart kings of Scotland. In 1851 there was an explosion at the Victoria Pit colliery in nearby Nitshill, killing 63 men and boys who worked in the mine, many of whom lived in Barrhead. The victims were buried in a mass grave in the yard at St John's Church on Darnley Road, and although some bodies were later exhumed and reburied in other cemeteries, some may still reside at St John's in an unmarked grave. In 1890, with a rapidly expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
