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Allan Glen's School. Former Allan Glen's School Buildings opened in 1964, later part of the Central College. Now demolished. Allan Glen's School was, for most of its existence, a local authority, selective secondary school for boys in Glasgow, Scotland, charging nominal fees for tuition.
Sep 1, 2016 · Herald picture archive: The demise of a famous Glasgow school. By KEN SMITH. Share. Alan Glen's School. ALLAN Glen's School is no more but the former pupils are still remarkably...
Former Pupils. Any list of distinguished Old Boys of Allan Glen’s School is bound to be controversial but the following names indicate the wide variety of professions in which boys from the school were successful. They include such names as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Dirk Bogarde and Lord Todd of Trumpington. Professor.
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Feb 17, 2023 · An incredibly prestigous school in it’s day - most students attending Allan Glen’s School had to pay a fee. The foundation of the school was the dying wish of Allan Glen, an eminent Glaswegian tradesman and incredibly successful businessman.
Allan Glen's School, founded in Glasgow in 1853, became known as the High School of Science, with a reputation for excellence in science and engineering. The Present. The School Club is involved with a number of initiatives to promote and support science and engineering education. The Future.
Allan Glen was a wright who became a wealthy property owner and who left £20,000 in his will in 1850 to make "provision for giving gratuitously a good practical education to about fifty boys, sons of tradesmen or persons in the industrial classes in Glasgow." Allan Glen's Institution opened in 1853.
Allan Glen died at Gourock on 18th February 1850, and was buried at the Southern Necropolis in Glasgow. The register of interments states that he was seventy-eight years of age and died of paralysis. His grave lies at the east wall of the cemetery. School Club members clearing Allan Glen's grave at the Southern Necropolis.
