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Avoniel Primary School, Down

Avoniel Primary School is a two-storey multi-bay modernist inter-war primary school building, located in the Ballymacarret area of Belfast, County Down. It is within in the townland of Ballymacarret, in the civil parish of Knockbreda. It was built to the designs of Education Architect Reginald S. Wilshere in 1933. In 2016, the school was merged with nearby Elmgrove Primary School, with the Avoniel site being redeveloped as an enlarged Elmgrove Primary School. The 1930s building has been retained within the redeveloped site. It is within the council area of Belfast.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB26/06/010

Place Type: 20th-century Building
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.593699,-5.895898
Grid Reference: J 3605 7375
Townland: Ballymacarret TD
Civil Parish: Knockbreda CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332586
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Avoniel_Primary_School,_Down_332586

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