{"id":43,"date":"2018-04-25T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2018-04-25T20:22:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T19:22:25","slug":"m-block-hill-top-annex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"M Block -Hill Top Annex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-Copy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-106\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-Copy-300x283.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-Copy-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-Copy.png 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180424-3-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-310\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180424-3-1-300x175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180424-3-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180424-3-1.png 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hill Top High School annex (later ordered &#8220;M block&#8221; ) replaced <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;\">a previous annex building at the same site\u00a0which been destroyed in an arson attack in 1978. Hill Top High school itself closed in\u00a01992\u00a0\u00a0to be replaced by housing. Menzies then took it under its wing. More modern than the others on site, the single storey block\u00a0 housed a drama studio and was also used for music.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was the schools Pluto building in many respects located at the far end of the site near Gordon Avenue and near I block and eclipsed by the sports hall. It could be accessed up steps from the main playground.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_354\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-11.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-354\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-11-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-11-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-11-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-11-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-11.png 1161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exit to Gordon Avenue, M block on right<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I never had any lessons in this block, but saw inside a few times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZuCGqBDsOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hill Top High School annex (later ordered &#8220;M block&#8221; ) replaced a previous annex building at the same site\u00a0which been destroyed in an arson attack in 1978. Hill Top High school itself closed in\u00a01992\u00a0\u00a0to be replaced by housing. 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