Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 3 / Rosedale

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Date:1900 - 1981 (c.)

Description:Home 3 was initially a home for boys only and, as such was on the right hand side of The Gardens.

In 1948, Home 3 remained single sex with accommodation for 18 boys. In 1949 it became known as Rosedale.

By 1979, the number of beds had been reduced to 12 and both boys and girls were living there. In 1981, the home closed.

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Image: Street sign from one of the new cul-de-sacs built off The Gardens, photographed in 2010.
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Source: This history was compiled by the Birmingham Children's Homes Project, an initiative to explore Birmingham City Council-run children’s homes between 1949 and 1990.

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