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Nayworth Cottage Home, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex

The Nayworth Cottage Home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1904 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. The home provided convalescent care for up to 18 girls.

Nayworth Cottage Home, Hurstpierpoint, c.1904. © Peter Higginbotham

Nayworth Cottage Home, Hurstpierpoint, c.1908. © Peter Higginbotham

The home closed in 1911, apparently because it was felt by the Society to be too small. It was replaced by the new St David's Convalescent Home at Broadstairs.

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