A school which is set to be demolished has embarked on a project with a world renowned photographer to capture the memories of its pupils.

Carntyne Primary School will be working with photographer and former pupil David Eustace to preserve its memory through pictures.

The school, which was earmarked for redevelopment in 2015, will start to be demolished this summer.

Before it is taken down, a project has been launched to capture the memories of its past and present pupils.

As part of ‘If Walls Could Talk’, David Eustace will be teaming up with primary six pupils and photography students from the City of Glasgow College.

Together, they will capture images of the school in its current state to spark the memories of some of the thousands of pupils who walked through its doors.

David, who has worked for Tatler, Vogue, and the Sunday Times Magazine and photographed Sophia Loren and Sir Paul McCartney, kicked off the project yesterday with a visit to the school to share his own experiences of Carntyne.

He said: “Education is so precious and is something I care deeply about. Childhood equally the same. My hopes are for young and old alike to look back at what for many is an incredible period in their life and hopefully with fond memories.

“The kids I met today were absolutely brilliant and were asking questions that were more interesting than many adults ask.

“We all remember our first teacher and that says something about how important primary school is.

“These formative years help shape who we are.

“It’s not just the current pupils but all who attended Carntyne.”

Teacher Judith Stone, who organised the project, said: “We had been talking about wanting to do something before the building came down that would mark it and David came to mind.

“We reached out to him and he was more than happy to get involved. We want to do something for, not only our current pupils, but for the thousands of pupils that have come through the school.

“We’re going to put the pictures on our Facebook page so people can leave a comment with a memory.”

After it is complete, it is hoped the images capture will be used as part of a memory book or exhibition, featuring all the nooks and crannies before they are gone forever.

Demolition work is likely to be completed by 2020.

Judith added: “We all love this building but unfortunately it’s not fit for purpose.

“We’re looking forward to not having buckets when it’s raining or extreme temperatures.

“ It’s bittersweet – we’re excited to be moving building but sad to be leaving the current one.”