Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 2 / Paxhall
Home 2 was initially a home for girls only and, as such, was on the left hand side of the drive. In its very early years, it no doubt had mainly younger girls as the practice was to have younger children ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 3 / Rosedale
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.
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Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 4 / The Haven
Home 4 was initially a home for girls only and, as such, was on the left hand side of the drive.
By 1948, Home 4 had become mixed with accommodation for 20 boys and girls. In 1949 it became known ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 5 / Braemar
Home 5 was initially a home for boys only and, as such was on the right hand side of the drive.
In 1948, Home 5 remained as being for boys only with accommodation for 18 boys. In 1949, it became known ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 6 / Fairlawn
Home 6 was initially a home for girls only and, as such, was on the left hand side of the drive.
By 1948, Home 4 had become mixed with accommodation for 18 boys and girls. In 1949 it was given the ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 7 / Birkdale
Home 7 was initially a home for boys only and, as such, was on the right side of the drive. At the back of Home 7 was the sports pavilion.
In 1948, Home 7 remained as a home for boys only with accommodation ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 8 / Glenedyth
Home 8 was initially a home only for girls and, as such was on the left side of the drive. It was one of the detached homes.
By 1948, Home 8 was mixed with accommodation for 18 boys and girls. In 1949 ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Home 9 / Appledore
Home 9 was initially a home for boys only and, as such was on the right side of the drive. Home 9 was a semi-detached house sharing a wall with the adjacent home. Opposite these two homes was the Superintendent’s ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: Southview / The Probationary Home
Southview was opened as a purpose-built probationary home within Erdington Cottage Homes. Whereas the cottage homes complex was opened in 1900, the Probationary, or Pro, Home was not opened until 20th ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: The Lindens
The initial cottage homes complex incorporated not only a school, chapel and swimming pool but also an infirmary.
Children who had infectious diseases could be kept away from other children in the ...
Erdington Cottage Homes, Fentham Road: The Lodge / Orchardside
The Lodge was initially the home of the Cottage Homes porter and his wife. It also functioned as the receiving home for the Cottage Homes. The initial building was described as “a porter’s lodge and receiving ...
Escapologist performing the ‘rope tying trick’ with crowd of boys in Corporation Street by Edwin C. Middleton
Evacuation log book St. Clement’s Junior and Infants School Nechells
Evacuation of children from Snow Hill station
World War 2 affected the lives of children far more than any previous war. The fear of enemy bombing raids over British cities led to the mass evacuation of children to safer, rural areas. Between August ...
Evacuation of children outside New Street Station
Evidence from the Coroner’s inquest into the death of a baby girl
It was very common for children to share their parents’ bed, and babies were often accidentally smothered during the night. Here the unnamed baby girl was in bed with her mother, father, and twin brother ...
Evidence from the Coroner’s inquest into the death of Harry George Gammage
Children playing in the streets or on the canal towpaths were often hurt, and sometimes killed in accidents. Children were run over by vehicles or fell into the canal and drowned. In this case the child ...