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Mumbles Home for Girls, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

In 1885, the Waifs and Strays Society established an Industrial School for girls at Mountview, 53 Overland Road, The Mumbles, Oystermouth, near Swansea. The establishment, variously known as 'Swansea Girls' Home' and 'The Mumbles Home for Girls' was formally certified for operation on June 13th, 1885, with accommodation for 20 girls aged from 7 to 15 years. The Home was officially opened by the Bishop of St David's on July 1st, 1885.

Mumbles Home for Girls, Swansea, 1884. © Peter Higginbotham

The Home could accommodate 25 girls aged from 7 to 15. The ground floor of the house included school rooms, kitchen, pantry, scullery and a bathroom. On the first floor were a sewing-room and the sitting-room of the matron, Miss Langley. The top floor contained eight small dormitories.

Mumbles Home for Girls, Swansea, 1894. © Peter Higginbotham

Mumbles Home for Girls, Swansea, 1894. © Peter Higginbotham

The Home closed in 1902. The property is now a private residence.

Former Mumbles Home for Girls, Swansea, 2013. © Peter Higginbotham

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