Ancestry UK

St Nicholas' Home for Girls, Torquay, Devon

St Nicholas' Home for Girls was established by the Waifs and Strays Society home in 1940 at 1 Wellswood Park, Torquay, immediately opposite to the St Faith's Home. It was used as a wartime evacuation home for the residents of the St Nicholas' Home for Girls in Lowestoft.

The home closed in 1942. The property is now a private residence.

Records

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