Gipton Board School and Walter Samuel Braithwaite blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Gipton Board School. This magnificent building erected by Leeds School Board in 1897 to provide an elementary education for boys and girls up to the age of 14. Later known as Harehills Middle School, it was closed in 1986 but in 2008 was refurbished as "Shine", a centre for business, arts and the community. Architect: W. S. Braithwaite. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

Walter Samuel Braithwaite was an architect notable for designing significant educational buildings; his design of Gipton Board School in 1897 exemplifies late Victorian public architecture aimed at advancing elementary education.