Cottage Homes
Please note: links from this list are to pages on our companion website
www.workhouses.org.uk.
There is no precise definition of the term "cottage home". Some establishments are included in this list primarily because their proprietors referred to them as such.
England
Bedfordshire
- Bedford Union / Bedfordshire Council Cottage Home, Kempston Lodge, 80 Bunyan Road, Kempston
- Luton Union/Council Cottage Home, Beech Hill Homes, Dunstable Road, Luton
Berkshire
- Easthampstead Union / Berkshire Council Cottage Home, 76 Binfield Road, Bracknell
- Easthampstead Union Cottage Home, Wokingham Road, Bracknell
- Windsor Union Cottage Home (Girls), Ashdene,St Jude's Road, Englefield Green
- Windsor Union / Berkshire Council Cottage Home (Boys), Albany House, Croft Corner, Old Windsor
- Wallingford Union Cottage Homes / Sinodun Cottages, Wantage Road, Wallingford
- Wokingham Union / Berkshire Council Cottage Home, Murray House, 30 (later 48) Oxford Road, Wokingham
Cheshire
- Chester PLU Central Home / Eaton Park View, Wrexham Road, Chester
- Chester Union / Cheshire Council Cottage Home (Girls), Main Road, Dodleston
- Northwich Union Cottage Homes, The Lymes, 271 London Road, Leftwich
- Chester Union / Cheshire Council Cottage Home (Boys), Hermitage Road, Little Saughall
- Chester Union Cottage Home, Long Lane, Upton Heath
- National Children's Home, Newton Hall, Kingsley Road, Frodsham, Warrington
- Nantwich Union / Cheshire Council Cottage Homes, The Mount, Crewe Road, Willaston
Cumberland
- Whitehaven Union Cottage Homes, 26 Rose Hill, Harrington
- Cockermouth Union Cottage Homes, 34 North Street, Maryport
- Penrith Union Cottage Home, Lark Hall, Robinson Street, Penrith
- Carlisle Union/Council Cottage Homes, Brackenber Lodge, Home Lane, Shap
- Whitehaven Union Cottage Homes, Main Street, St Bees
Derbyshire
- Ashbourne Union / Derbyshire Council Cottage Homes, 58-60 Mayfield Road, Ashbourne
- Belper Union / Derbyshire Council Cottage Homes (Girls), 50-52 Holbrook Road, Belper
- Belper Union / Derbyshire Council Cottage Homes, Park Side, Belper
Devon
- Barnstaple Union Cottage Home / Luscombe House, 19A Alexandra Road, Barnstaple
- PlymptonSt Mary Union Cottage Homes, 12-13 Beaumont Terrace, Crownhill, Plymouth
Dorset
County Durham
- Auckland Union / Durham County Council Cottage Homes, Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland
- Chester-le-Street Union / Durham County Council Cottage Homes, Durham Road, Chester-le-Street
- South Shields Union/Council Cottage Homes, Sunniside Lane (later 10 Oakleigh Gardens), Cleadon
- Darlington Union/Council Cottage Homes (Girls), 107 Eastbourne Road, Darlington
- Darlington Union Girls' Home, Kendrew Street, Darlington
- Darlington UnionCottage Homes for Boys, Park View, 70 Falmer Road, Darlington
- Darlington Union Girls' Home, Queen (now Commercial) Street, Darlington
- Co. Durham Council Emergency Reception Centre, Crossgate Moor, Durham
- Durham Union / County Council Cottage Homes, Redhills Lane, Crossgate Moor, Durham
- Houghton-le-Spring Union / Durham County Council Cottage Homes, Sunderland Street, Houghton-le-Spring
- Lanchester Union / Durham County Council Cottage Homes, Front Street, Lanchester
- Gateshead Union / Durham County Council Cottage Homes, Corbridge Road, Medomsley
- Sunderland Union/Council Cottage Homes, Highfield, 235 Hylton Road, Sunderland
- Hartlepool Union Cottage Homes, 1-2 Park Road, West Hartlepool
Essex
- Braintree Union / Essex Council Cottage Homes, Friars House, 32 Bradford Street, Bocking
- High Wood Hospital, Ongar Road, Brentwood
- Hackney Union Cottage Homes, London Road, Chipping Ongar
- Epping Union / EssexCouncil Cottage Homes, 1-4 Forestside, Coopersale, Epping
- Chelmsford Union / Essex Council Cottage Home (Girls), Baddow Road, Great Baddow
- Shoreditch Union / LCC Cottage Homes, 117 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch
- Poplar Union / LCC Cottage Homes, Rayleigh Road, Hutton
- Girls' Village Home / The Village, Horns Road, Barkingside, Ilford
- Orsett Union Cottage Homes, 61-63 Whitehall Road, Little Thurrock
- Stepney Union Cottage Homes, Clockhouse Lane, North Stifford
- Romford Union Cottage Homes, 1-2 The Croft, Heath Park Road, Romford
- Tendring Union / Essex Council Cottage Homes, The Firs and the Limes, Heath Road, Tendring
- Maldon Union / Essex Council Cottage Homes, Tiptree
- Braintree Union Cottage Homes, Poplar Hall, Hatfield Road, Witham
- Boys' Garden City, Back Hill (now Manor Road), Woodford Bridge
- Chelmsford Union / Essex Council Boys' Home, Greenbourne, 23 The Green, Writtle
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
- Stokesmead, Somervell Close, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke
- Portsmouth Council Children's Homes, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham
- Hampshire Council St Nicholas' Home, Nations Hill, Kings Worthy
- Hampshire Council St Boniface Home for Boys, 20-21 Marine Parade West, Lee-on-the Solent
- Portsea Island (Portsmouth) Union/Council Cottage Homes, 140 St Mary's Road, Portsea Island
- Southampton Union/Council Cottage Homes, Hollybrook House, Shirley, Southampton
- Southampton Union/Council Cottage Home (Younger Children), Oatlands, Winchester Road, Shirley, Southampton
Hertfordshire
- St Albans Union / Hertfordshire Council Cottage Home, Harcourt, Luton Road, Harpenden
- National Children's Home, Highfield, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden
- Hemel Hemsptead Union / Hertfordshire Council Cottage Home, Highfield, Highfield Lane, Hemel Hempstead
- Hitchin Union / Hertfordshire Council Cottage Home, 'Briar Patch', Briar Patch Lane, Hitchin Road, Letchworth
- Hitchin Union Cottage Homes, 28-32 Ridge Road, Letchworth
- Bishop's Stortford Union / Hertfordshire Council Cottage Home, Haroldene, Recreation Ground, Stansted Mountfitchet
Kent
- Spurgeon's Orphan Homes, Park Road, Birchington
- Canterbury Union/Council Woodville Cottage Homes, 113 Wincheap Street, Canterbury
- Medway Union / Kent CC Cottage Homes, Pattens Lane, Chatham
- Elham Union / Kent CC Cottage Homes, High Street, Cheriton
- Kent Council Eastry Children's Home, Northbourne Road, Eastry
- Home for Little Boys, Horton Kirby, Farningham
- Isle of Thanet Union / Kent CC Cottage Homes, Preston Road, Manston
- Greenwich Union Cottage Homes / Lamorbey School, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup
- London Council Linden Nursery, The Hollies, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup
- Southwark Council Linden Nursery, The Hollies, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup
- White Oak Hospital, London Road, Swanley Junction
Lancashire
- Barrow Union/Council Cottage Homes, Roose Road, Barrow-in-Furness
- Blackburn Union/Council Cottage Homes, Queen's Road, Blackburn
- Bolton Union/Council Hollins Cottage Homes, Plodder Lane, Farnworth, Bolton
- Burnley Union Cottage Homes, Briercliffe Road, Burnley
- Chorley Union Cottage Homes, 'West View', Stump Lane, Chorley
- Salford Union/Council Cottage Homes, Homeland, Twiss Green Lane, Culcheth
- Haslingden Union / Lancashire Council Cottage Homes, Moorland Cottages, Sandown Road, Haslingden
- Blackpool Council Kirkham Cottage Homes, Moor Lane, Kirkham
- Lancashire Council Kirkham Cottage Homes, Moor Lane, Kirkham
- West Derby Union / Liverpool Council Cottage Homes, Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool
- Liverpool Union/Council Cottage Homes, Olive Mount, Mill Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool
- Union Schools and Homes, Nell Lane, Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester
- Warrington Union Cottage Homes, Green Lane, Padgate
- Harris Orphanage, Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston
- Rochdale Union/Council Cottage Homes, Birch Hill Lane, Wardle, Rochdale
Leicestershire
- Leicester Union/Council Cottage Homes, The Drive, Cosby Road, Countesthorpe
- Market Harborough Union / Northamptonshire Council Cottage Homes, The Mount, Back Lane, East Farndon
- Hinckley Union Cottage Homes, Burbage, Hinckley
Lincolnshire
- Boston Union / Lincolnshire County Cottage Homes, Ivy House, Brothertoft Road, Boston
- Gainsborough Union / Lincolnshire Council Cottage Homes, 13-15 North Marsh Road, Gainsborough
- Lindsey (Lincolnshire) Council Grouped Homes, Mareham Road, Horncastle
London (E/EC Postal Areas)
London (SE/SW Postal Areas)
- Woolwich Union Cottage Homes, Goldie Leigh Homes, Lodge Lane, Bostall Heath, Abbey Wood SE2
- Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, 9-19 Calvert Road, East Greenwich SE10
- St Olave's (Bermondsey) Union Cottage Homes, Elmside, 180-182 Peckham Rye, Peckham SE15
- St Olave's (Bermondsey) Union Cottage Homes, The Hawthorns, 43 The Gardens, Peckham Rye, Peckham SE15
- Spurgeon's Orphan Homes, Clapham Road, Stockwell SW9
Norfolk
- Walsingham Union / Norfolk Council Cottage Home, Red House, Holt Road, Little Snoring
- Thetford Union / Norfolk Council Cottage Homes, 23 Old Market Street, Thetford
Northamptonshire
- Daventry Union / Northamptonshire Council Cottage Homes, 34-36 High Street, Braunston
- Kettering Union Cottage Homes, 1-2 High Street, Burton Latimer
- Wellingborough Union Cottage Homes, Finedon
- Wellingborough Union / Northamptonshire Council Cottage Homes, Rockleigh, Wellingborough Road, Irthlingborough
- Soke of Peterborough Council Home, 83-85 Midland Road, Peterborough
Northumberland
- Northumberland Council Home for Boys, Holmlea, Victoria Road, Alnwick
- Northumberland Council Family Group Home, Thornbrae, Alnmouth Road, Alnwick
- Alnwick Union / Northumberland Council Cottage Homes, Wagon Way Road, Alnwick
- Morpeth Union / Northumberland Council Cottage Home (Girls), Dene View, Pottery Bank, Morpeth
- Morpeth Union / Northumberland Council Cottage Home (Girls), Overdale, Pottery Bank, Morpeth
- Morpeth Union / Northumberland Council Cottage Home (Boys), Wansbeck Villa, High Stanners, Morpeth
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Union/Council Cottage Homes, Louisville, 38 North Road, Ponteland
- Northumberland Village Homes Industrial School for Girls, Norham Road, Whitley Bay
Nottinghamshire
- Basford Union / Nottinghamshire Council Cottage Homes, 107-121 Highbury Road, Bulwell
- Nottinghamshire Council Home, Rose Cottage, Bulwell
Somerset
- Bridgwater Union / Somerset Council Cottage Home, Cannington House, 1 Fore Street, Cannington
- Axbridge Union Cottage Homes, Cliff View House, Tweentown, Cheddar
- Bedminster (Long Ashton) Union Cottage Home, Lynton Villa, West Hill Road, Portishead
- Yeovil Union / Somerset Council Cottage Homes, Rosebery Avenue, Yeovil
Staffordshire
- Burton-upon-Trent Union Cottage Homes (Girls), The Ferns, Station Road, Barton under Needwood
- Penkridge (Cannock) Union Cottage Homes, New Penkridge Road, Cannock
- Stoke-upon-Trent Union Cottage Homes, Newcastle Lane, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent
- Wolverhampton Union/Council Cottage Homes, Amos Lane, Wednesfield
Suffolk
- Blything Union / Suffolk Council Cottage Homes, Hope House, Halesworth
- Sudbury Union / West Suffolk Council Cottage Homes, Crofton House, Croft Road, Sudbury
- Blything Union Cottage Homes, Hope House, High Street, Yoxford
Surrey
- London Council Kensington & Chelsea SD Cottage Homes, Beechholme, 1 Fir Tree Road, Banstead
- Richmond Union Cottage Homes, 11-13 Cleveland Road, Barnes
- Chertsey Union Cottage Homes, Ottershaw, Chertsey
- Croydon Union/Council Cottage Homes (Boys), 5-6 Mayday Road, Croydon
- Croydon Union/Council Cottage Homes (Boys), Pawson's Road, Croydon
- Croydon Union/Council Cottage Homes (Girls), Crosslands, 386-388 London Road, Croydon
- Croydon Union Cottage Homes (Girls), Norrington Hall, Bingham Road, Croydon Road, Croydon
- Croydon Union Cottage Homes, The Waingates, 316 London Road, Croydon
- Reigate Union / Surrey Council Scattered Homes, 25-27 Hardwick Road, Meadvale, Redhill
- Philanthropic Society's Farm School for Boys, Philanthropic Road, Redhill
- St Olave's (Bermondsey) Union Cottage Homes, 121 Wickham Road, Shirley
- Croydon Union Cottage Homes (Girls), 218-220 London Road, West Croydon
- Princess Mary Village Homes Industrial School for Girls, Addlestone, Weybridge
Sussex
- Chichester Union / West Sussex Council Cottage Homes, Trumley Road, Lavant
- Lewes Union Cottage Homes, St Anne's, Lewes
- West Sussex Council Home, Stein Road, Southbourne
Warwickshire
- Aston Union / Birmingham Council Cottage Homes, The Gardens, Fentham Road, Erdington, Birmingham
- Birmingham Union Cottage Homes, Coleshill Road, Marston Green, Birmingham
- Princess Alice Orphanage, Princess Alice Drive, New Oscott, Sutton Coldfield
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
- Dudley Union Cottage Home, Ashleigh, 106 Hurst Hill, Bilston
- Dudley Union Cottage Home, Woodcross House, Woodcross Street, Cinder Hill, Bilston
- Bromsgrove Union / Worcestershire Council Cottage Home, The Grove, 150 Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove
- Dudley Union / Staffordshire Council Cottage Home, 'Dibdale', Dibdale Road, Dudley
- Evesham Union / Worcestershire Council Cottage Homes, Peewit Lane/Road, Great Hampton
- Kings Norton Union / Birmingham Council Cottage Homes, Woodcock Lane, Shenley Fields
- Stourbridge Union / Worcestershire Council Cottage Homes, The Mere, Norton Road, Norton, Stourbridge
- Worcester Union/Council Cottage Homes, Perryfields, Midlland Road / Wyld's Lane, Worcester
East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sculcoates Union / Hull Council Cottage Homes, 2050-2068 Hessle (High) Road or Hull Road, Hessle
- Newland Cottage Homes, Newland Homes, Cottingham Road, Kingston upon Hull
- Pocklington Union Cottage Home, Pocklington
North Riding of Yorkshire
- Malton Union / North Riding Council Cottage Homes, St Leonard's House, 45 Old Maltongate, Malton
- Middlesbrough Union/Council Cottage Homes, 2-6 Broomlands, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough Union Receiving Home, Ayresome Green Lane, Middlesbrough
West Riding of Yorkshire
- Tadcaster Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, Main Street, Bilbrough
- Pontefract Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, Eastwell Lodge, Moor Lane, Carleton
- Dewsbury Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, Heald's Road, Staincliffe, Dewsbury
- Hemsworth Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, Barnsley Road, Hemsworth
- Knaresborough Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, Sunny Lea and Fairholme, Stockwell Lane, Knaresborough
- National Children's Home, Hilton Grange, Old Lane, Bramhope, Leeds
- Rotherham Union/Council Cottage Homes, 42-44 Alma Road, Rotherham
- Hunslet Union / Leeds Council Cottage Homes, Wood Lane, Rothwell Haigh, Rothwell
- Kirklees Council Cottage Homes, The Leas, Scholes
- Huddersfield Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, The Leas, Scholes
- Ecclesall Bierlow Union / Sheffield Council Cottage Homes, Blackbrook Mount, Blackbrook Road, Fulwood, Sheffield
- Skipton Union / West Riding Council Cottage Home, Aireview House, Broughton Road, Skipton
- Todmorden Union / West Riding Council Cottage Homes, Mankinholes, Todmorden
Wales
Carmarthenshire
- Carmarthen Union Cottage Homes, Waterloo Cottage, Waterloo Terrace, Carmarthen
- Carmarthen Union / Carmarthenshire Council Cottage Homes, Ystradwrallt, Station Road, Nantgaredig
Carnarvonshire
Flintshire
- Holywell Union / Flintshire Council Cottage Homes, Old Chester Road, Holywell
- St Asaph Union / Flintshire Council Cottage Homes, The Roe, St Asaph
Glamorgan
- Bridgend & Cowbridge Union / Glamorgan County Cottage Homes, Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend
- Neath Union / Glamorgan County Cottage Homes, Main Road, Bryncoch
- Cardiff Union/Council Schools and Cottage Homes, Cowbridge Road [West], Ely, Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil Union Cottage Homes, Cefnpennar Road, Cwmbach
- Pontypridd Union / Glamorgan Council Cottage Homes (Garth Olwg), Cartefi Tre Illtyd, Church Village, Llantwit Vardre
- Merthyr Tydfil Union / Glamorgan Council Cottage Homes, Corner House Street, Llwydcoed
- Swansea Union/Council Cottage Home, Station Road, Cockett, Swansea
Monmouthshire
- Pontypool Union / Monmouthshire Council Cottage Homes, Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Pontypool
- Chepstow Union / Monmouthshire Council Cottage Homes, 7-10 The Terrace, Sudbrook Road, Sudbrook
- Bedwellty Union / Monmouthshire Council Cottage Homes, Park Row / Parkside, Tredegar
Scotland
Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
Northern Ireland
Co. Antrim
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