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<dc:description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since 2010 grounds have been sensitively restored by Friends of Spiers / Spiers Trust / North Ayrshire Council partnership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The restored Coronation garden dating from 1953 was formally reopened in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wide range of animal and plant species, including a specimen Dawn Redwood from China planted in 1953.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ballochmyle red sandstone entrance gates and walls on Barmill Road continue to be listed.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
<dc:date>c. 1887</dc:date>
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<item_type_metadata:architect_name>James Sellars</item_type_metadata:architect_name>
<item_type_metadata:address_line2>enter by second entrance on Barmill Road, sout east from A737 Beith bypass</item_type_metadata:address_line2>
<item_type_metadata:activities>&lt;p&gt;Guided walk from Spier's Information Panel: Saturday 12 noon and 2 pm; Sunday 12 noon and 3 pm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exhibition of photographs taken in former school and in restored grounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tree Trail leaflet.&lt;/p&gt;</item_type_metadata:activities>
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