Highbury Park Sketch Plan
This sketch plan of the grounds and gardens of Highbury Hall was drawn by Hilda Chamberlain in 1894. It accompanied a letter written to her brother, Neville, who was managing the short-lived and ultimately ...
Highgate Close Children's Home, Highgate
In the very early 1970s, six purpose-built children’s homes were opened each of which could accommodate 18 children. 22 Highgate Close was one of these, opening in 1972.
The idea for the 18 bed children's ...
Hillmount Close Working Girls' Hostel, Stratford Road, Hall Green
Mirroring the working boys’ homes in Duchess Road, the Children’s Committee decided that they would like very similar premises for two new hostels for girls but, unlike the Duchess Road hostels, they ...
Hockley Children's Home
Work started on building a children’s home in Hockley in 1973. This was at a time when there was significant building of children’s homes going on – the first six 18-bed homes had recently been completed ...
Hospital Street, Newtown
In the very early 1970s, six purpose-built children’s homes were built each of which could house 18 children. Hospital Street was one of these, opening in 1972.
The idea for the 18 bed unit came from ...
Howard House, Villa Walk, Newtown
Howard House was established as a working boys’ home in 1968 as one of the units replacing Copeley Hill Hostel when it was forced to close because of the development of the Gravelly Hill Interchange (Spaghetti ...
Hyperion Road Working Girls' Hostel, Castle Bromwich
The working girls' hostel on Hyperion Road was opened in 1967 on the Bromford Bridge Estate.
Hyperion Road was not a purpose-built children's home. Instead, it was two houses which were made available ...
Images of Arrival
As 'strangers' in a strange land, it was important for migrants to stay in touch with their families in the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent. Airmail letters carried important news to and from home. ...
Ipstones Avenue Children's Home, Stechford
This children's home at 50 Ipstones Avenue opened in 1974 as a purpose-built children’s home with 18 beds.
Ipstones Avenue was one of a series of nine purpose-built children’s homes which opened during ...
Ipswich Walk Children's Home, Chelmsley Wood
In the early 1970s, six purpose-built children’s homes were built each of which could accommodate 18 children. Ipswich Walk was one of these, opening in 1973.
The idea for the 18 bed units came from ...
Irwin Avenue Children's Home, Rednal
Irwin Avenue children's home was built as what was known as a 'family group home' in 1952 on the Rednal housing estate.
The home at 50 Irwin Avenue was part of a programme of new children’s homes, ...
Kings Heath Children's Home
In February 1960, because of a need for more accommodation for children in care, the Children’s Committee took over two former homes for district nurses, one of which was this one in Kings Heath (the ...
Kings Norton Children's Home
One of the homes on the Drive at Shenley Fields (a former cottage home) was Pinewood.
From 1949 Pinewood had accommodated children with disabilities. When the former cottage homes at Shenley were closing ...
Kings Residential Nursery, Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
According to the memories of Joan Whittingham, who worked at the nursery in Erdington Cottage Homes and who accompanied the children when they were evacuated, 30 children were evacuated from the nursery ...
Lea Hall Road, Stechford
Work started on building a children’s home in Lea Hall Road in 1973. This was at a time when there was significant building of children’s homes going in – the first six 18-bed homes had recently been ...
Letter from Hilda Chamberlain to Neville Chamberlain
This letter was written by Hilda Chamberlain to her brother, Neville, while he was living on Andros, in the Bahamas, managing the family's sisal plantation. It describes the proposed layout of newly acquired ...
Longmeadow Crescent Children's Home, Shard End
Longmeadow Crescent was a purpose-built children's home designed as a ‘family group home’ on the newly-built Shard End Estate.
The home was part of a programme of new children’s homes, each built on ...