Children's Homes in England - Now and Today
Homes of yesterday |
The homes today |
Dr. Barnardo's Sheppard's House - AKA Children's Fold
Sheppard's House was built in 1887 at 182 Grove, London. First used for disabled children, it was later used for children moving from Babies Castle. Today the house is known at "The Driftway", 182 Grove Road. Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham |
Now used for apartments
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The Liverpool Sheltering Home of Louisa Birt
Mrs. Birt became the head of the Liverpool Sheltering Home in 1873, in 1888 a large children's home was erected on the site of former buildings. Today the building is used as a college residence. Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham |
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The Clock Tower taken by Lori Oschefski, 2016
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Dr. Barnardo's Barkingside Villiage - Cairns Cottage - the Clock Tower
Cairns Cottage was built in 1887 as two semi-detached cottages, one which has the octagonal clock tower. It has a belfry and four clock faces, a weather vane with the work "Cairns" on it. In 2005 the bell was restored and now chimes every quarter hour. The cottage is now used as apartments.
Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham
Cairns Cottage was built in 1887 as two semi-detached cottages, one which has the octagonal clock tower. It has a belfry and four clock faces, a weather vane with the work "Cairns" on it. In 2005 the bell was restored and now chimes every quarter hour. The cottage is now used as apartments.
Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham
Dr. Barnardo's Barkingside VillageTwenty-two identical cottage homes make up the Girls Village, two of 1879, eighteen of 1887, and two of 1903. By Dr. Barnardo's death, there was 64 cottages.They were designed by Ebenezer Gregg and Dr. Barnardo. The cottages now have mostly all been sold as private residences.
Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham |
Barkingside Cottages taken 2016 by Lori Oschefski
Image from FB: Barnardo's Garden Village Barkingside London
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Fegan's Stony Stratford
The Fegan home originally opened in 1863 as the St. Paul's School under the ownership of William Sankey.Mr.J W C Fegan bought the building in 1900. Today the building is used as an Indian restaurants, called Calcutta Brasserie Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham |
Image by Paul Cripps
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image from: www.fatherhudsons.org.uk
St. Edward's Home, Coleshill, Warwickshire, Catholic, Father Hudson
Development of the Father Hudson’s Society Complex to the south of the center of Coleshill began in 1905, eventually growing to include: eventually included its own hospital, nurses’home, cottage homes, offices, a church and several chapels and three convents for the nuns who worked on the site. his home was used up to the 1980's when the residential portion closed. By the end of the 20th century, the hospital and schools closed. In 2005 the St. Edward's Home was slated for demolition. Read more: Children's Homes by Higginbotham |
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Orphan Homes of Scotland, Quarrier's Mount Zion Church
informally as the Children's Cathedral, continually for regular worship until Sunday 25th January 2004 |
Quarrier's Church today, renovated into apartments
inside one of the apartments
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Dr. Barnardo's Hawlkhurst Babies Castle
Officially opened on August 9th 1886, this Barnardo's home was opened for the reception of Babies, children under the age of 5. The property and smaller home, once known as "Hillside" was gifted to Dr.Barnardo in March of 1884 by Mr. Moillit. The facility ran under Barnardo's until 1965, then it was used for a while as an elderly care facility. The building, left to rot, was finally torn down in 2015. |
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