Date:1963 - 1986 (c.)
Description:Alvechurch Road Children's Home was a purpose-built home designed as a ‘family group home’ on the newly-built West Heath housing estate. The home was part of a programme of new children’s homes, each built on newly developing housing estates, which were to be family group homes – a move away from the larger children’s homes favoured in Victorian England. These family group homes were designed to be a small ‘family’ unit in a house that looked very much like any other. The first of these homes was completed in 1951, and a further 11 followed, one of which was Alvechurch Road in 1963. A second children’s home was built on the same estate at the same time – on Merrishaw Road. Both homes accommodated eight children and were designed so that houseparents (generally a married couple) would live in the children’s home, with, if they had any, their own children. Both boys and girls lived in the home until it closed in 1986. ---------- Image: Alvechurch Road Children's Home shortly after it closed in 1986. ---------- 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.
Click on an item to view details for that resource
Between 2009 and 2010 a small team, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Birmingham City Council, ...
In 1970, Ladywood was a Redevelopment Area and, to make way for the new development, many of the old ...
This children’s home, based in Warwick House, was opened as a children’s home by 1979, possibly much ...
190 Adams Hill was a purpose-built children's home with 8 beds. It opened in 1963. It was designed to ...
This children's home was opened in 1952 as a family group, or scattered, home. When it opened it ...
Share:
Donor ref:(95/1601)
Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.