School making way for 'royal' subdivision

Photo by Gerard O'Brien
Photo by Gerard O'Brien
A 64-year-old school is being transformed into a ''royal'' estate.

The former Corstorphine School is being demolished to make way for the 20-section Middleton Estate subdivision. Owner Pat Cummings said the school building would be ''down to ground level'' by next week.

The subdivision's name was inspired by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to Dunedin earlier this year.

''It was conceived during the royal tour,'' he said.

''The public road into it will be known as Kates Way.''

Much of the former school's materials were being recycled, including its roof, windows and internal materials.

The Corstorphine Community Hub benefited from some materials from the school.

The sections, which would be priced from $99,000, would be available from April.

They were aimed at baby-boomers looking for smaller two-bedroom houses, he said.

Mr Cummings, who bought the property in May, previously redeveloped the formerly Rotary Park School site in Waverley.

Corstorphine School closed in July 2010 after roll numbers dwindled from more than 100 in 2006 to less than 20.

A wall which ran between the school and community facilities in Lockerbie St created consternation in the community when it appeared during the Easter holidays.

It emerged the wall was erected by Land Information New Zealand to separate the land being sold from land being kept by the Ministry of Education.

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