Dalry House
In the 1840s, ‘Dean Bank Institution’ was opened in Morningside but moved to purpose-built premises in Dalry in 1859. It originally held 40 girls on reform sentences. In the 1890s, a series of conflicts between staff and a rise in inmates absconding, as well as criticism from the inspector, led to the decision to move again, to Hawthorn Gardens in Loanhead. The new building held 68, and by 1901, inspectors were pleased with the girl’s academic training. In 1922, the Institution managers resigned due to a fall in admittance numbers, and in 1924 the building was acquired by the Church of Scotland for use as a residential home for girls. It became a retirement home in 1932 and closed in 2008.1