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Latitude: 55.4491 / 55°26'56"N
Longitude: -4.6263 / 4°37'34"W
OS Eastings: 233995
OS Northings: 620387
OS Grid: NS339203
Mapcode National: GBR 39.YRD0
Mapcode Global: WH2PW.X95G
Plus Code: 9C7QC9XF+JF
Entry Name: 2A-2B, 4A-4D, 6A-6D, 8A-8D, 10A-10D St Leonard's Wynd (Former School), excluding all interiors, Ayr
Listing Name: 2A-2B, 4A-4D, 6A-6D, 8A-8D, 10A-10D St Leonard's Wynd (Former Industrial School), excluding all interiors, Ayr
Listing Date: 10 January 1980
Last Amended: 6 June 2024
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 357194
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB21768
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200357194
Location: Ayr
County: South Ayrshire
Town: Ayr
Electoral Ward: Ayr West
Traditional County: Ayrshire
Tagged with: School building
The building is set within a residential area about 1.5 km south of Ayr town centre in an area of late 19th –early 20th century housing with some pockets of modern residential development.
Historical background
Ayr Industrial School for Boys was built in 1874–76 to accommodate children moved from the earlier, mixed Ayr Ragged and Industrial School on Carrick Street. In 1882, there were 102 boys at the St Leonard's School engaged in activities such as tailoring, netting, shoe-making and gardening. The building is shown on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map (revised 1895) among fields and the beginnings of residential expansion southwards along St Leonard's Road.
Industrial schools provided education and technical skills to poor or orphaned children in the 19th and earlier 20th centuries. They ranged from residential to day schools and were established by philanthropic individuals or charities. The first was opened in Aberdeen in 1841. The term 'industrial school' continued until the introduction of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1932.
St Leonard's Industrial School closed in 1928 following a decline in numbers. It later became Ayr Technical College, with another structure located to its rear (east) serving as an annexe to Ayr Grammar School from the mid 20th century (Ordnance Survey map 1959; (now demolished
. In 2000, the former industrial school building was altered for conversion into flats for residential use, which involved the removal of all interiors and some alteration to the exterior.
The former industrial school at St Leonard's Wynd meets the criteria for listing for the following reasons:
In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: All interiors.
Statutory address and listed building record revised in 2024. Previously listed as 2, 4A-4D, 6A-6D, 8A-8D, 10A-10D St Leonard's Wynd (Former School).
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