Shenley Fields Cottage Homes: Home 1, Merriland
Home 1 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 who ...
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 ...
'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. ...
'What I think of the Estate' by a resident, Weoley Castle
Anonymous letter illustrating the views of a tenant printed in the Weoley Castle Review on the estate and its facilities.