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Elmgrove Primary School, Down

Elmgrove Primary School is a redbrick school complex in Arts and Crafts style, located on Beersbridge Road in the Ballymacarret area of Belfast, County Down. It is within the townland of Ballymacarret, in the civil parish of Knockbreda. It was constructed in 1930-33 to designs by Reginald Sharman Wilshere. From 1950-1956 it was attended by Sir Van Morrison. The school moved to a new site on the former Avoniel Primary School site in 2024, with the Beersbridge Road building set to be used by Greenwood House special school. It is within the council area of Belfast.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB26/05/002 A

Place Type: 20th-century Building
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.591444,-5.892136
Grid Reference: J 3630 7350
Townland: Ballymacarret TD
Civil Parish: Knockbreda CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332612
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Elmgrove_Primary_School,_Down_332612

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