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Craigflower Preparatory School
Craigflower Preparatory School in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Craigflower Preparatory School is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Craigflower Preparatory School was a private preparatory school for boys at Torryburn near Dunfermline, Scotland.
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Background
History
Craigflower Preparatory School was established at Craigflower House, Torryburn, near Dunfermline, Fife in 1923. The school's founder, F.G. Wailes, was educated at Malvern College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and was Joint Headmaster at St Ninian's School, Moffat from 1913 to 1923. He was succeeded by John Stephens who ran the school until 1968 assisted by his wife Veronica, when Mark Reynolds succeeded. Craigflower School closed in December 1979 with two masters and most of the boys transferring to Cargilfield Preparatory School in Edinburgh. The Cargilfield school library contains two silver plaques from Craigflower, the Webster plaque and the Stewart shield for head of school. The…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0571, -3.5688
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY12 8AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dunfermline and Dollar
- Established
- 1923
Sources
- wikidata: Q18736866 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Craigflower Preparatory School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Craigflower Preparatory School?
- Craigflower Preparatory School is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY12 8AY).
- When was Craigflower Preparatory School built?
- Built or established in 1923.
- How do I get to Craigflower Preparatory School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY12 8AY. It sits within the Dunfermline and Dollar parliamentary constituency.