Saint Columba's Boys National School — West Douglas Street

Detached five-bay single storey school, built c.1970, with advanced gable-fronted end bay, tower to north-east, twenty-five-bay return to west having perpendicular wings projecting from north elevation, further twenty-bay wing to west of perpendicular wings and extensions to west. Pitched pantiled roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with polychromatic concrete brick gables, tower and panels to east (front) elevation, smooth rendered raised plinths and limestone name plaque to east elevation. Square-headed window openings with smooth render surrounds, render sills and metal casement windows. Elongated windows to south elevations arranged in groups of five with render mullions and replacement aluminium windows. Some timber casement windows. Recessed square-headed door opening with double-leaf replacement doors having sidelights and concrete steps. Square-headed door openings with smooth-rendered soffits and reveals and timber-and-glazed doors. Set in large grounds with playground to west and bounded by random rubble plinth walls surmounted by cast-iron railings wit cast-iron gates to cast-iron piers.