Lady Flora's Institute, 129 Main Street, Newmilns is a Grade B listed building in the East Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. School. 1 related planning application.

Lady Flora's Institute, 129 Main Street, Newmilns

WRENN ID
scarred-soffit-wax
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Ayrshire
Constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP: Lillian Jones (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
School
Address
Lady Flora's Institute, 129 Main Street, Newmilns, KA16 9DJ
OS grid reference
NS 538 373
Coordinates
55.60802, -4.32162
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Lady Flora's Institute, located at 129 Main Street in Newmilns, was built in 1875. This charming building features a low gabled design made of red sandstone and incorporates Gothic architectural elements. It was designed by the architect F.T. Pilkinton. Inside, there is a small museum that showcases local history and culture. The building is situated opposite number 114, behind the war memorial.

Local climate

Lady Flora's Institute, 129 Main Street, Newmilns sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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