Children's Homes and Institutions in Ayrshire, Scotland
Abbreviations:
AB=Northern Ireland Area Board; AS=Approved School; BC=Borough Council; BI=Borstal;
CC=County Council; CHE=Community Home; CS=Certified School; DB=Barnardo's;
DC=Detention Centre; IS=Industrial School; LA=Ladies' Association; LC=London Borough Council;
LD=List D; MB=Mothers/Babies; MH=Magdalen Home; NCH=National Children's Home;
PHm=Probation Home; PHs=Probation Hostel; PL=Poor Law Home; Rfy=Reformatory School;
SA=Salvation Army; WS=Waifs & Strays / Children's Society.
Links marked * are to pages on www.workhouses.org.uk.
- Ayr Industrial School for Girls, Belmont Avenue, Ayr (IS)
- Ayr Ragged / Industrial School, Carrick Street, Ayr (IS)
- Ayr Industrial School for Boys: Auxiliary Home, King Street, Ayr (IS)
- Ayr Industrial School for Boys, St Leonard's Road, Ayr (IS)
- Geilsland House School, Geilsland Road, Beith (AS)
- Ayrshire Council Gadgirth, Annbank, By Ayr (CC)
- Ayrshire Council Home, 8 Woodhead Road, Joppa, Coylton (CC)
- Ayrshire Council Kirkland Park House, Robertson Gardens, Darvel (CC)
- Dundonald Convalescent Home for Children / Children's Home, Dundonald House, Old Loans Road, Dundonald
- Ayrshire Council Burnside House, 24 Kilwinning Road, Irvine (CC)
- Ayrshire Council Dalrymple Place Children's Home, Irvine (CC)
- Working Boys' Hostel, Redheugh, Dipple Road, Kilbirnie (SA)
- Ayrshire Council Hazeldene, Blair Road, Killwinning (CC)
- Ayrshire Council Kilmaurs Children's Home, 35 Benrig Avenue, Kilmarnock (CC)
- Kilmarnock Council Bellsford House, 50 Richardland Road, Kilmarnock (BC)
- Tankerha' Home for Children, 79 London Road, Kilmarnock
- Thorntoun School, Cross House, Kilmarnock (DB)
- Craig Residential School, Gatehead, Kilmarnock
- Nazareth House, Hill Street, Kilmarnock
- Kilmarnock Ragged and Industrial School, Kilmarnock House,St Marnock Street, Kilmarnock (IS)
- Ayrshire Council Clark House, 41 Moorburn Road, Largs (CC)
- Merton House, 6 Mackerston Place, Largs
- Red Cross House, Irvine Road, Largs
- St Mungo's Approved School, Barskimming House, Mauchline (AS)
- Redbrae School, Maybole
- Kerelaw Residential School, Kerelaw Road, Stevenston (AS)
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