The Bungalow, Erdington
The children's home known informally as the Bungalow opened in 2004 on the site of part of the former playing fields of Erdington Cottage Homes. It is a purpose-built, single storey unit with beds for ...
The Briars, Weeford Road, Roughley
This was an existing building in countryside not far from Sutton Coldfield when it was acquired by Birmingham Council for use as a children’s home in 1965.
It was one of several children’s homes adapted ...
Sutton Road Children's Home, Erdington
The building that was to become the children's home on Sutton Road was originally built as a doctor’s house. It was purchased by the Council in 1966, adapted and opened as a children’s home in 1967.
A ...
Sunderton Road Children's Home (no. 196), Brandwood End
This opened as a purpose-built home for eight children in 1953 on the newly-built Woodthorpe Farm Estate.
The home was part of a programme of new children’s homes, each built on newly developing housing ...
Sunderton Road Children's Home (no. 18), Brandwood End
This opened as a purpose-built home for eight children in 1952 on the newly-built Woodthorpe Farm estate.
The home was part of a programme of new children’s homes, each built on newly developing housing ...
Summer Hill, 19 Summer Hill Terrace, Ladywood
In 1905, the Birmingham Board of Guardians bought a house on Summer Hill Terrace to use as the city’s first receiving home for children. Its purpose was to relieve overcrowding in the cottage homes by ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: 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: 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 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 ...
Yatesbury Avenue Residential Nursery, Castle Vale
When a site for Yatesbury Avenue was initially selected by the Council in 1967, it was intended to be an ordinary children’s home.
It was later decided that it would be a 12 bed home to be used ‘as ...
Wychbury Residential Nursery, Hagley Road, Stourbridge
Wychbury opened in 1952 as a residential nursery. The purchase of the building (at a cost of £7,500) was intended to replace the use of the Meadway Residential Nursery which was needed as housing. The ...
West Heath Children's Home
The children's home in West Heath was used by Birmingham Social Services as a children's home from 1981. The single-storey building was known as 'Charles House'.
The home was initially categorised ...
Wassell Grove Residential Nursery, Stourbridge
Based near Clent, the Wassell Grove building was initially used as a convalescent home - from 1917 – for patients sent there from Dudley Road Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital and the Public Assistance Department. ...