Basic Site Details Name: | Dalry Girls Reformatory | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The Dabry(sic) Reformatory is not far distant from the old High Kirk. The original foundation was in “the Causewayside” but opposition and other causes has led to the construction of the present more removed structure - probably leading to much more the efficacy of the Institution, The cost of the new building - over £1,000, has been defrayed principally through the exertions of those who originated the scheme. The building was opened on the 21st ult. It is a substantial house of three stories, having very much the appearance of a good-sized villa, and is surrounded by a boundary wall, which encloses about three-quarters of an acre of land, partly laid out as a garden and partly as a bleaching green and play-ground. Internally it is fitted up in a plain and substantial style, and contains - besides cooking and washing rooms, laundry, sick-room etc and the apartments of the matron and teacher - three large halls, about 40 feet by 16 feet, built over each other, and extending across the whole breadth of the house. The lowest, on the ground-floor, is the school-room, and the two upper ones are dormitories, and are each supplied with about twenty iron single bedsteads, arranged in two rows along the room. [Building News 6 December 1861 p967]
Adjoining Magdalene Asylum. Building survives as Springwell House Architect for the original building not given | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Springwell House | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Reformatory | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Ardmillan Terrace | Yes | | | Gorgie Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 21 November 1861 | | Opened | | | 1865 | | Addition | Canmore record | | 1874 | | Addition | Canmore record |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | A | 1865 | | additions | | John Dick Peddie | | A | 1865 | | additions | | Peddie & Kinnear | | A | 1865 | | additions |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Magdalene Asylum | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 6 December 1861 | | | p967 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1860/84/1 |
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