Mother and Baby Homes — Gloucestershire-Kent

The establishments listed below provided at least some accommodation for unmarried mothers and their babies. They include maternity homes, before-and-after-confinement care homes, hostels for pregnant working girls or working mothers, and Magdalen Homes.

Where available, the 'Places' column shows the accommodation provided for mothers and babies (exact figures could change over time).
Note that over the years, many institutions changed location and/or name, sometimes more than once. The accommodation provided, age of those admitted etc. at a home could also vary.

Gloucestershire

Name and Location	Founded/ Opened	Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc.	Places
Mount Hope, 10 Ashley Hill, Bristol	by 1949	Maternity Home.	26m/12b
Elm House Shelter, 10 Whatley Road, Bristol	by 1964	Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls.	18
Mother and Baby Home, 11 Snowdon Road, Fishponds, Bristol	by 1949	Before and After Care Home.	20m/12b
St John's Diocesan Home, 27-29 Ashley Road, Bristol	by 1949	Before and After Care Home.	16m/8b
St Raphael's, Hallen Road, Henbury, Bristol	by 1964	Before and After Care Home.	26m/26b
St Catherine's, 2 Berkeley Villas / 21 Pitville Lawn, Cheltenham	by 1950	Before and After Care Home.	12m/6b

Hampshire

Name and Location	Founded/ Opened	Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc.	Places
Hope Lodge, 41 Belmont Road, Southampton	by 1939	Temporary refuge for unmarried mothers and infants and for any girls in difficulty.	8m/4b
16 St David's Road, Southsea	by 1964	Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls.	10
The Haven, Vigo Lane, Yateley	by 1949	Maternity Home.	18m/18b

Isle of Wight

Name and Location	Founded/ Opened	Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc.	Places	Admission Age
The Hostel, Staplers Road, Newport	1921	Women and girls needing help; temporarily; post-maternity and probation cases received; payment when possible.	3	14-24
Mount House, Staplers Road, Newport	by 1964	Before and After Care Home.	6m/4b

Kent

Name and Location	Founded/ Opened	Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc.	Places	Admission Age
The Lodge, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford	by 1964	Before and After Care Home.	11m/4b
Rochester Diocesan Home, Ravensbourne House, 9 Blyth Road, Bromley	by 1949	Before and After Care Home.	14m/6b	over 14
Oakhurst, 33 Lesney Park Road, Erith	by 1949	Before and After Care Home.	25m/9b
Folkestone Refuge, 221 Dover Road, Folkestone	by 1900	Fallen women and maternity cases, before and after confinement.	10	14-25
St Lawrence Home, 78 Rock Avenue, Gillingham	by 1956	Before and After Care Home.	13m/3b	over 14
Kendall House, 46 Pelham Road, Gravesend	by 1949	Pregnant girls under 17 in need of care and protection.	16m/3b	under 17

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