Updated: January 27, 2021, 6:18 pm An artist's impression of the new affordable housing development at the former Victoria Road School in Torry, Aberdeen. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Plans to transform a 19th century Aberdeen school into affordable housing have received a “vital” £1.4 million shot in the arm – alongside a number of projects in the Highlands and Islands. The Victoria Road school project, led by Torry Development Trust and Grampian Housing Association, will see the site turned into homes after it fell into disrepair following its closure in 2008.