Beith: Spier's Old School Grounds

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Title

Beith: Spier's Old School Grounds

Description

Site of locally endowed advanced school designed by James Sellars, opened 1888 and demolished in 1984. The landscaped grounds were laid out by the Earl of Eglinton's head gardener.

Since 2010 grounds have been sensitively restored by Friends of Spiers / Spiers Trust / North Ayrshire Council partnership.

The restored Coronation garden dating from 1953 was formally reopened in 2013.

Wide range of animal and plant species, including a specimen Dawn Redwood from China planted in 1953.

The Ballochmyle red sandstone entrance gates and walls on Barmill Road continue to be listed.

Source

ayrshire

Date

c. 1887

Type

Museum

Identifier

762

Spatial Coverage

current,55.74437,-4.626706;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

on B706 Beith to Dunlop road

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

James Sellars

AddressLine2

enter by second entrance on Barmill Road, sout east from A737 Beith bypass

Activities

Guided walk from Spier's Information Panel: Saturday 12 noon and 2 pm; Sunday 12 noon and 3 pm.

Exhibition of photographs taken in former school and in restored grounds.

Tree Trail leaflet.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

Yes

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

15935

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

KA15 1HA

Citation

“Beith: Spier's Old School Grounds,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/760.

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