Reformatories and Industrial Schools in Scotland
REFORMATORIES
| County | Name and Situation of Reformatory | Certified |
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| Aberdeen | Aberdeen Reformatory for Girls, Mount Street, Aberdeen. | March, 1862. |
| Old Mill Reformatory for Boys, Aberdeen. | March 9, 1857. | |
| Edinburgh | Dalry Reformatory for Girls, Loanhead, Edinburgh. | April 23, 1858, and May 22, 1899. |
| Wellington Farm School for Boys, Leadburn, Penicuik, Edinburgh. | December 24, 1859. | |
Wellington Reformatory, Penicuik, c.1910. |
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| Forfar | Rossie Reformatory for Boys, Montrose. (Later Rossie Farm School.) | May 4, 1857. |
| Inverness | Inverness Reformatory School for Boys, Inverness. | December 20, 1858. |
| Lanark | House of Refuge for Boys, Duke Street, Glasgow. | November 15, 1854. |
| House of Refuge for Girls, Lochburn, Maryhill, Glasgow. (Later at East Chapelton, Bears-den, near Glasgow.) | May 19, 1868, and July 1, 1882. | |
Maryhill Industrial School, c.1910. |
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| Parkhead Roman Catholic Reformatory for Boys, Toll Cross, Glasgow. (Later became Westhorn School.) | August 9, 1859. | |
| Roman Catholic Reformatory for Girls, Dalbeth, Glasgow. | June 23, 1858. | |
| Renfrew | Kibble Reformatory for Boys, Paisley. (Later Kibble Farm School.) | July 2, 1859, and October 6, 1902. |
| Wigton | Stranraer Reformatory School for Boys, Stranraer. | October 1, 1859. |
RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
| County | Name and Situation of Industrial School | Certified |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen Industrial School for Boys, Skene Square, Aberdeen. (Later at Oakbank, Aberdeen.) | May 15, 1855, and November 26, 1879. |
| Aberdeen Female School of Industry, King Street, Aberdeen. (Later at Whitehall, Aberdeen.) | May 15, 1855, December 16, 1870, and January 1, 1903. | |
| Aberdeen Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls, Nazareth House, Claremont, Holburn, Aberdeen. | August 3, 1877, and November 22, 1902. | |
| Ayr | Ayr Industrial School for Boys, St. Leonard's Road, Ayr. | October 13, 1855, and December 14, 1876. |
| Ayr Industrial School for Girls, Belmont Avenue, Ayr. | December 14, 1876, January 14 1899, and June 19, 1903. | |
| Kilmarnock Industrial School for Boys and Girls. | June 2, 1855. | |
| Bute | Rothesay Industrial School, Bute. | June 24, 1864. |
| Dumbarton | Glasgow Industrial School Ship Cumberland, for Boys, off Row, near Helensburgh, Dumbarton. (Later replaced by Empresss and Brig Selene.) | June 25,1869, and October 1, 1890. |
| (Lanark) Auxiliary Home, 120 North Montrose Street, Glasgow. | July 13, 1903. | |
| Dumfries | Dumfries and Maxwelltown Industrial School for Boys, Burns Street, Dumfries. | April 22, 1856. |
| Edinburgh | Burghal Industrial School, Poor House, Forrest Row, Edinburgh. | April 22, 1856. |
| Catholic Working Boys' Home, 52 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. | June 13, 1891, and March 16, 1897. | |
| Leith Industrial School for Boys, Lochend Road, Leith. | September 15,1869. | |
| Original Industrial School for Boys (Dr. Guthrie's), Ramsay Lane and Marionville, Edinburgh. (Later at Liberton, Edinburgh.) | June 2, 1855, and April 6, 1887. | |
| Original Industrial School for Girls, Brunswick Road, Leith Walk, Edinburgh. | November 25, 1875. | |
| United Industrial School, South Gray's Close, High Street, Edinburgh. | November 25,1855. | |
| Victoria Industrial School for Girls, Restalrig Road, Leith. | April 1, 1889. | |
| St. Joseph's Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, Tranent, near Edinburgh. | June 22, 1889, and September 10, 1896. | |
| Forfar | Arbroath Industrial School for Boys. (Later Dale Scchool.) | May 18, 1855. |
| Dundee Industrial School for Boys, Baldovan, near Dundee. | March 30, 1861, and May 8, 1878. | |
| Dundee Industrial School for Girls, Balgay Park, Dundee. | March 30, 1861, and June 2, 1896. | |
| Dundee Working Boys' Home, Auxiliary Branch, 7 Park Place, Dundee. | November 24, 1899, and October 6, 1903. | |
| Industrial School Ship Mars, for Boys, Dundee. | September 30, 1869. | |
| Tender to ditto Francis Molison. | March 12, 1875. | |
Mars Training Ship at Woodhaven, Fife, 1920s. |
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| Glamorgan | Mars Auxiliary Home, 219 Penarth Road, Cardiff. | November 13, 1895. |
| Lanark | Dalbeth Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls, Dalbeth House, Parkhead, Glasgow. | May 12, 1892. |
| Glasgow Industrial School for Boys, Mossbank, Millerston, near Glasgow. | January 15, 1868. | |
| Glasgow Industrial School for Girls, Rotten Row. (Later at Maryhill.) | March 10, 1855, and February 23, 1882. | |
| Auxiliary Home for Working Boys in connection with the above, Rotten Row, Glasgow. | ||
| Govan Parochial School, Glasgow. | December 23, 1854. | |
| St. Mary's Roman Catholic Orphanage and Industrial School for Boys and Girls, 72, Abercromby Street, Glasgow. | November 25, 1862. | |
| Slatefields Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, 707 Gallowgate Street, Glasgow. | December 14, 1867. | |
| Perth | Fechney Industrial School for Boys, Wells Hill, Perth. | March 7, 1864. |
| Perth Ladies' House of Refuge for Girls, Craigie, near Perth. | February 19, 1857. | |
| Girls' School of Industry, Wells Hill, Perth. | June 7, 1870. | |
| Auxiliary Home, 59 North Methven Street, Perth. | November 24, 1903. | |
| Renfrew | Greenock Industrial School for Boys, Captain Street, Greenock. | April 15, 1855. |
| Friendless Girls' Home, Brachelston Street, Greenock. | December 29, 1896, December 15, 1898, and February 6, 1902. | |
| Paisley Industrial School for Boys and Girls, Albion Street, Paisley. | June 22, 1870. | |
| Stirling | Falkirk Industrial School for Boys and Girls, Kerse Lane, Falkirk. | June 28, 1867. |
| Industrial School for Girls, Stirling. | May 5, 1868. | |
| Stirling Industrial School for Boys, Baker Street, Stirling. | February 29, 1876. | |
| Wigton | Industrial Home for Girls, Newton Stewart. | January 17, 1862. |
DAY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
| County | Name and Situation of Day Industrial School | Certified |
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| Edinburgh | Edinburgh School Board Day Industrial School, St. John's Hill, Edinburgh. | July 18, 1898. |
Edinburgh Day Industrial School cookery class, c.1910. |
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Edinburgh Day Industrial School carpentry classstoke , c.1910. |
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| Lanark | Green Street Day Industrial School, Green Street, Calton, Glasgow. | October 1, 1879. and June 5, 1903. |
| Rotten Row Day Industrial School, Rotten Row, Glasgow. | August 15, 1882, and June 5, 1903. | |
| Rose Street Day Industrial School, Hutcheson Town, Glasgow. | May 6, 1889. | |
| William Street Day Industrial School, Anderston, Glasgow. | August 19, 1902. | |
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