Wellington School, Midlothian, Scotland
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Wellington School, Midlothian
, is a residential school for boys, owned by the City of Edinburgh
Council and operated by the Council's Children and Families Department.
Established in 1859 and initially known as "The Wellington Reformatory Farm School", the school was the creation of "The Edinburgh Association for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders." One of the founding members of the association was The Rev Dr Thomas Guthrie
.
The Wellington Reformatory Farm School sprang from thinking similar to that which created the Reform School
developments in the US.
The school admitted its first pupil, James Watt, aged eleven years, in February 1860. James had been convicted at The Police Court of Edinburgh and there sentenced by Sheriff Hallard to fourteen days imprisonment and thereafter five years detention at the Reformatory School. James' crime had been the "theft of a bottle of hair oil from off a barrow on the street". James had had no previous convictions.
Although the word "Farm" was dropped from the School's name many years ago it is still often referred to in Edinburgh as "Wellie Farm".
Midlothian
Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
, is a residential school for boys, owned by the City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
Council and operated by the Council's Children and Families Department.
Established in 1859 and initially known as "The Wellington Reformatory Farm School", the school was the creation of "The Edinburgh Association for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders." One of the founding members of the association was The Rev Dr Thomas Guthrie
Thomas Guthrie
Thomas Guthrie D.D. was a Scottish divine and philanthropist, born at Brechin in Angus . He was one of the most popular preachers of his day in Scotland, and was associated with many forms of philanthropy - especially temperance and Ragged Schools, of which he was a founder.He studied at Edinburgh...
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The Wellington Reformatory Farm School sprang from thinking similar to that which created the Reform School
Reform school
A reform school in the United States was a term used to define, often somewhat euphemistically, what was often essentially a penal institution for boys, generally teenagers.-History:...
developments in the US.
The school admitted its first pupil, James Watt, aged eleven years, in February 1860. James had been convicted at The Police Court of Edinburgh and there sentenced by Sheriff Hallard to fourteen days imprisonment and thereafter five years detention at the Reformatory School. James' crime had been the "theft of a bottle of hair oil from off a barrow on the street". James had had no previous convictions.
Although the word "Farm" was dropped from the School's name many years ago it is still often referred to in Edinburgh as "Wellie Farm".