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New school for 1,200 pupils in Bangor Castle grounds. Rustic brick with artificial stone dressings. 24 classrooms, assembly hall, 2 science rooms, library, woodworking room and domestic economy room. Tenders invited, May 1929. Opened by Lady Londonderry, 25 Aug 1931. Cost: £43,800. Contractor: Thomas McKee & Sons, Belfast. |
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IB 70, 27 Oct 1928, 915; 71, 2 Mar,11 May,17 Aug,28 Sep,9 Nov 1929, 190,418,735,876,1007; Irish Times, 2 May, 3 Oct 1929, 26 Aug 1931; Architect & Building News 121, 21 Jun 1929, 832; Marcus Patton, Bangor: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1999), 15(illus.),42
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