# Nerston Residential School

Nerston, Scotland · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-93e7a3affa` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/scotland/nerston-nerston-residential-school/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-93e7a3affa.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-93e7a3affa.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-93e7a3affa

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing | none |
| What is there now | a collection of nineteen 4- and 5-bedroom houses | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1940 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2010 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2014 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Glasgow Corporation | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Cala Homes | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Cala Homes — developer (2014–)

## Timeline

- 1940: School established
- 1940: Opened
- 2010: School closed
- 2010: Closed
- 2014: Buildings demolished
- 2014: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2016: Building commenced
- 2017: Expected completion

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Nerston is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.


== Etymology ==
Nerston is Scots for Near-town.


== Facilities ==


=== Robert Wiseman Dairies ===
The headquarters of Robert Wiseman Dairies - now renamed Müller Wiseman Dairies - has been based in the village since 1959, housed in a former farmhouse and piggery, the original farm and dairy premises founded in 1947 at Murray Farm having been redeveloped by the East Kilbride Development Corporation.


=== Nerston Residential School ===
Nerston Residential School was established in 1940 by Glasgow Corporation as the Nerston Residential Child Guidance Clinic, us.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerston

## Sources

- Nerston — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerston

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Nerston Residential School, Nerston, Scotland." Record n-93e7a3affa, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/scotland/nerston-nerston-residential-school/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_nerstonnerstonresidentialschool,
  title = {Nerston Residential School, Nerston, Scotland},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/scotland/nerston-nerston-residential-school/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-93e7a3affa, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.