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The school was opened 14th August 1899 on Great Northern Road with space for 1,100 eager to learn pupils! This photographs shows the school, and the junction with Lilybank Place, looking north west from Great Northern Road. The school was built by a popular Aberdeen builder named John Morgan who amongst other things also built the Caledonian Hotel, King Street School, various churches and the statue of William Wallace which stands opposite His Majesty's Theatre. In the early days, students would have had to learn in a building with no heating and only outdoor toilets.