The establishments listed below are believed to have provided at least some accommodation
for unmarried mothers and their babies, during at least some of their existence.
They include maternity homes, before-and-after-confinement care homes, hostels for
pregnant working girls or working mothers, and Irish County Homes.
Homes that in their day were labelled Magdalen Homes are listed elsewhere.
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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Mother and Baby Home, 11-13 Snowdon Road, Fishponds, Bristol | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 20m/12b | |
Mount Hope, 10 Ashley Hill, Bristol | by 1949 | 1968 | Maternity Home. | 26m/12b | |
Elm House Shelter, 10 Whatley Road, Bristol | by 1964 | | Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls. | 18 | |
Grove House Home, 148 Redland Road, Bristol | 1919 | 1947 | Destitute girls and women; temporarily. First maternity cases, after birth. | 12m/12b | under 25 |
Hostel of the Good Shepherd, 15 Wellington Park, Clifton, Bristol | 1933 | | Young mothers with their babies; remain at least six months. | 9 | no limit |
St John's Diocesan Home, 27-29 Ashley Road, Bristol | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 16m/8b | |
Bristol Maternity Hospital and Home, 50 Southwell Street, Bristol | 1865 | | Mothers for their first confinement. | 32 | no limit |
Bristol Female Mission, Elm House, Marlborough Hill, Bristol | 1855 | | Destitute girls and women; temporarily. First maternity cases, after birth. | 10 | no limit |
Salvation Army Maternity Home, Mount Hope, Ashley Hill, Bristol | 1925 | | Unmarried mothers and their infants. | 34 | no limit |
St Raphael's Home, Severn House, Hallen Road, Henbury, Bristol | by 1961 | | Before and After Care Home. | 26m/26b | |
Bristol Temporary Home and Lying-in Hospital, Southwell House, Southwell Street, Bristol | 1865 | | First maternity cases only; 5s. and £2 for special expenses. | 18 | no limit |
St Catherine's, 2 Berkeley Villas / 21 Pitville Lawn, Cheltenham | by 1950 | | Before and After Care Home. | 12m/6b | |
St Mary's Lodge, 16 Alexandra Road, Gloucester | 1905 | by 1953 | Before and After Care Home and Shelter. | 7m/5b | no limit |
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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St Thomas's Lodge, Darlington Road, Basingstoke | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 11 beds | |
St Andrew's Home, South Hayling | 1893 | | First maternity cases; servants of the better class; 5s., and entrance fee, £1 1s. | 20 | under 20 |
Nazareth House Larmenier Wing, 33 Hill Lane, Southampton | 1923 | 2000 | | 25m/14b | 15-30 |
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 | |
St Andrew's Laundry Cottage Home, Fawcett Road, Southsea | 1893 | | Fallen women; first fall only; a few mothers and babies received; £5 entrance fee; if before confinement, £8. | 20 | under 20 |
Portsmouth Free Church Council Hostel, Woodlands, 22 Albany Road, Southsea | 1919 | | Unmarried mothers with their first babies. | 12 | no limit |
Winchester Refuge for Penitent Women, 1 North Walls, Winchester | 1846 | | Fallen girls from all parts; usually remain two years. | 14 | under 20 |
Winchester Diocesan Maternity Home, 1 North Walls, Winchester | by 1949 | | First maternity cases from Winchester diocese; 5s. and £1 1s. Fee. | 16m/12b | 16-20 |
The Haven, Vigo Lane, Yateley | by 1949 | | Maternity Home. | 18m/18b | |
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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Crossroads Club, Ashlyns Hall, Berkhamsted | by 1949 | by 1953 | Before and After Care Home. | 24m/12b | |
Cheshunt Maternity Home, Hope House, Cheshunt | 1913 | | Girls chiefly of the servant class; 8s. 6d. | 9 | under 25 |
Crossroads Club, 33 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 20m/10b | |
Campions, Green Street, Shenley | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 15 beds | |
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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The Lodge, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 11m/4b | |
St Faith's Home, St Faith's Lane, Bearsted | by 1930 | | Girls with their first illegitimate infants. | 25m/12b | under 20 |
Rochester Diocesan Home, Ravensbourne House, 9 Blyth Road, Bromley | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 14m/6b | over 14 |
Chatham Salvation Army Home, 42 New Road, Chatham | by 1920 | | Girls and women in distress. | 17m/5b | no limit |
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 |
St Faith's Home, 1-3 Lower Fant Road, Maidstone | by 1912 | | Girls with their first illegitimate infants; 5s. | 12 | 16-25 |
St Faith's Home, 3 Wilton Place, Maidstone | 1899 | | Workhouse girls with their first illegitimate infants in the diocese of Canterbury; 5s. | 8 | |
Ramsgate Hostel, 41 South-Eastern Road, Ramsgate | 1919 | | Unmarried mothers of respectable upbringing, with their first babies. Free from Kent; others £5 entrance fee. | 12m/12b | under 25 |
Thanet Hostel, 55 Ashburnham Road, Ramsgate | by 1930 | | Unmarried mothers of respectable upbringing, with their first babies. Free from Kent; others £5 5s. entrance fee. | 12 | under 25 |
Mother and Baby Home, Braeside, 25 Margate Road, Ramsgate | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 11m/2b | |
Deacon House, Vicarage Road, Southborough | | | | | |
Mother and Baby Home, 13 Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells | by 1949 | | After Care Home. Some mothers go out to work, | 10m/10b | |
'Heatherlands' Mother and Baby Home, 184 Forest road, Tunbridge Wells | by 1953 | | Before and After Care Home | 22m/14b | 18-45 |
St Christopher's, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells | 1947 | 1976 | Single mothers and young children. In 1972, the Ravensdale and Woodlands day care units were opened. | | |