Tynecastle High School

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Tynecastle High School is a secondary school in south west Edinburgh, Scotland.HistoryTynecastle High School was opened in 1912 and was for its first 98 years located at 15 McLeod Street, a B listed building.Move to new school buildingThe 1912 building was originally scheduled for demolition in the next few years to make way for an extension by next door neighbours Heart of Midlothian Football Club.On 1 April 2007, The City of Edinburgh Council gave the go ahead to rebuild Tynecastle High School in a different area of McLeod Street. The council approved the sale of the old school building and a nearby nursery to the football team. The deal was for the sum of £5.9 million.The Liberal Democrats / Scottish National Party coalition that took over The City of Edinburgh Council in May 2007 signalled their plan to fight any move to demolish the school. Council Leader Jenny Dawe said "I can't see any way that they would get permission to knock it down. It's important for the city that we don't have a repeat of the 1960s when a lot of fine buildings were knocked down and replaced by horrible multi-storey blocks." This school is also a B-listed building and any permission for it to be altered can only be done with the permission of both the council and Historic Scotland.Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is said to want to build a luxury hotel, sports bars and shops alongside a new main stand for Tynecastle Stadium with a 12,000 capacity. In August 2007 it was reported that the school would "remain untouched" in the redevelopment.