Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 10 / Ryedale
Home 10 was not one of the initial homes built in the Shenley Fields Cottage Homes complex. It was built a few years later – probably one of the two homes built in 1905 – one for 28 children, and one ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 11 / The Probation Home / Elmdene
The probationary home was opened on 6th February 1902.
This was described in the annual report of the time as an ‘experiment’ as it would mean children could, for the first time, be admitted directly ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 3 / Rosemead
Home 3 was one of the first homes built in the Shenley Fields Cottage Homes complex and was initially built to house 24 girls. It remained an all-girls home until the 1930s.
One of the first housemothers ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 4 / Jasmine
Home 4 was one of the first homes built in the Cottage Homes complex and was initially built to house 24 girls. It remained an all-girls home until the 1930s.
Miss Black was one of the earliest housemothers, ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 5 / Ferndale / Cherry Garth
Home 5 was one of the first homes built in the Shenley Fields Cottage Homes complex and was initially built to house 24 girls. It was initially the home closest to the Lodge.
May Pearson, contributing ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 6 / Greenways
Home 6 was not one of the initial homes built in the Shenley Fields Cottage Homes complex. It was built a few years later – probably one of the two homes built in 1893 for 24 children. As such, it would ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 7 / Lilac View
Home 7 was not one of the initial homes built in the Shenley Fields Cottage Homes complex. It was built a few years later – probably one of the two homes built in 1893 or 1905.
As one of the homes ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 8 / Melplash
Home 8 was one of the first homes built in the Cottage Homes complex and was initially built to house 24 boys. For the first few years, it was isolated on the side of the Drive opposite the Lodge as the ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 9 / The Trees
Home 9 was not one of the initial homes built in the Shenley Fields Cottage Homes complex. It was built a few years later – probably one of the two homes built in 1893 or 1905. According to published ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Sick Bay / Pinewood
This building was initially known as the infirmary and was very much like a small hospital built in the grounds of the cottage homes. It was one of the first buildings opened on the Cottage Homes site ...
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: The Lodge
The Lodge was one of the homes within Shenley Fields Cottage Homes.
When they were built by the Kings Norton Union, the Cottage Homes aimed to accommodate orphaned, abandoned or destitute children ...
Sheridan Walk Children's Hostel, Castle Vale
Sheridan Walk was opened in 1966 as a hostel for working girls – young women who had left school but who were still in care. As such, they were generally aged between 16 and 18.
According to careleaversreunited.org, ...
'Some Memories of a Northfield Woman by Margaret Smith'
This account by Margaret Smith provides a fascinating story of the journey of a working-class family from Selly Oak to various new homes across south-west Birmingham. She was born on 23 December 1927. ...
St Athan Croft Children's Home, 34 St Athan Croft, Castle Vale
This children’s home on St Athan Croft was opened in 1967.
When it opened it was a new build – a large detached house - on the newly built Castle Vale housing estate. It was in close proximity to another ...
St Johns, Gravelly Hill, Erdington
The children's home known as St Johns was opened in 1976. The building, situated next to St Mary’s and St John’s church, was originally a voluntary approved (Roman Catholic) school for girls and was run ...
Stechford Children's Home
In the early 1970s, six purpose-built children’s homes were built each of which could accommodate 18 children. This home in Stechford was one of these, opening in 1973. The site, 2,173 square yards, cost ...
Stevens Avenue Children's Homes, Bartley Green
In the early 1970s, nine purpose-built children’s homes were built, each of which could house 18 children. One of these was Stevens Avenue which opened in 1974.
The 1950s and 1960s had seen small ...
Street scene
Photograph of women and children in street. Taken in Salford by Nick Hedges.