Children's Homes and Institutions in Middlesex, England
Abbreviations:
AB=Northern Ireland Area Board; AS=Approved School; BC=Borough Council; BI=Borstal;
CC=County Council; CHE=Community Home; CS=Certified School; DB=Barnardo's;
DC=Detention Centre; IS=Industrial School; LA=Ladies' Association; LC=London Borough Council;
LD=List D; MB=Mothers/Babies; MH=Magdalen Home; NCH=National Children's Home;
PHm=Probation Home; PHs=Probation Hostel; PL=Poor Law Home; Rfy=Reformatory School;
SA=Salvation Army; WS=Waifs & Strays / Children's Society.
Links marked * are to pages on www.workhouses.org.uk.
- Clergy Orphan School, Acton
- Barnes Convalescent Home, 15 Beverley Gardens, Barnes Common (MH/MB)
- Hounslow Council Two Bridges, 140 Hatton Road, Bedfont, Middlesex (LC)
- Hounslow Council Home, 7-13 The Ride, Brentford, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 7-13 The Ride, Brentford (CC)
- St Raphael's Institution, 6-8 (later 2) The Butts, Brentford
- St Aloysius', The Convent, The Butts, Brentford
- Home for Roman Catholic Pauper Boys, Cranford Hall, Cranford (CS)
- Willesden Union Scattered Homes, Cricklewood* (PL)
- Hillingdon Council Children's Home, Denham Court, Denham, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Hostel / Children's Home, Denham Court, Denham (CC)
- Denham Court School for Girls, Denham (AS)
- Ealing Council Home, 1 Elm Avenue, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 23 Sunnyside Road, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Elfin Grove Nursery, 82-84 Mattock Lane, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 85 Mattock Lane, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Argyle Manor, Off Hathaway Gardens, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Hillingdon Council GFS Lodge, Boyne Lodge, 22 Florence Road, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Kensington and Chelsea Council Home, 1 Westbury Road, Ealing, Middlesex (LC)
- Brentford Union / Middlesex Council Scattered Home, 23 Sunnyside Road, Ealing* (PL/CC)
- Middlesex Council Amherts Lodge, 47 Amherst Road, Ealing (MB/CC)
- Middlesex Council Elfin Grove Nursery, 82-84 Mattock Lane, Ealing (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 85 Mattock Lane, Ealing (CC)
- Home for Motherless Children, 10 Florence Road, Ealing
- The Swallows, 2 Sutherland Road, Ealing (MB)
- MABYS Auxiliary Home for Girls, 31 Grange Park, Ealing (IS)
- 32 Woodville Gardens, Ealing (DB)
- Ealing Shelter, 35 Windsor Road, Ealing (MH)
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 40-42 Llammas Park Road, Ealing* (PL)
- Alexandra House, 5 Queen's Walk, Ealing (NCH)
- MABYS Auxiliary Home for Girls, 50 The Grove, Ealing (IS)
- MABYS Lodging Home, 73 Western Road, Ealing
- Ealing Shelter, 96 Haven Lane, Ealing (MH)
- Home for Motherless Children, Alexandra House, 5 Queen's Walk, Ealing
- Home for Motherless Children, Alexandra House, 77 Uxbridge Road, Ealing
- Maurice Home for Girls, Beresford House, 7 Mattock Lane, Ealing (IS/WS)
- Ealing Home for Girls, Ealing House,St Mary's Road, Ealing
- St Charles School for Roman Catholic Children, Ealing Park Mansion, Ealing (CS)
- Home for Motherless Children, Eric House, 8 Mattock Lane, Ealing
- The Convent, Little Ealing Lane, Ealing
- Home for Motherless Children, The Ferns, 36 Warwick Road, Ealing
- Middlesex Council Residential Nursery, 40 Cambridge Park, East Twickenham (CC)
- Richmond upon Thames Council Residential Nursery, 40 Cambridge Park, East Twickenham, Middlesex (LC)
- Hendon Union / Middlesex Council Schools, Edgware Road, Burnt Oak, Edgware* (PL/CC)
- Enfield Ruri-decenal Association for Care of Friendless Girls Refuge, 100 Hertford Road, Edmonton (MH)
- Home for Cripples, 64 Wellington Road, Bush Hill Park, Edmonton (CS)
- Rescue Society Home, Almond House, Upper Fore Street, Edmonton (MH)
- West London Union School, Meeting House Lane, Edmonton* (PL)
- Strand Union School, Wye Hall Road (now Silver Street), Edmonton* (PL)
- Children's Home, Edmonton Green
- Enfield Council The Lawns, 24 Dryden Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Residential Nursery, 3/5 Bagshot Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Residential Nursery, 36 Holtwhites Hill, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Hostel for Girls, 36 Holtwhites Hill, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Residential Nursery, Avenue House, 8 Bycullah Avenue, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Home, Rownhams, 22 Dryden Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Boys' Remand Home, St Nicholas House, The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Islington Council Home, Ashbrooke, 103 Park Avenue, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Islington Council Home, Copthorne,16-18 Village Road, Enfield, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Residential Nursery, 3/5 Bagshot Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield (CC)
- Middlesex Council Residential Nursery, 36 Holtwhites Hill, Enfield (CC)
- Edmonton Union School, Chase Farm, Enfield* (PL/CC)
- Middlesex Council The Lawns, Queen Anne's Place, Bush Hill Park, Enfield (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, Rownhams, 22 Dryden Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield (CC)
- Middlesex Council St Nicholas House Remand Home, The Ridgeway, Enfield (CC)
- Edmonton Union School, Chase Side, Enfield* (PL)
- Bramley House, Clay Hill, Enfield
- St Joseph's Home, Holtwhites Hill, Enfield
- National Children's Home, Enfield (NCH)
- LCC Industrial School for Boys, Bedfont Road, Feltham (IS/CC)
- Middlesex Industrial School for Boys, Bedfont Road, Feltham (IS/CC)
- Feltham Borstal, Bedfont Road, Feltham (BI)
- St Anthony's Home for Boys, Fagg's Road, Hatton, Feltham
- St Anthony's Home for Girls, Fagg's Road, Hatton, Feltham
- St Teresa's Nursery/Home, Fagg's Road, Hatton, Feltham
- Sr Vincent's Home for Boys, Fagg's Road, Hatton, Feltham
- Middlesex Industrial School for Girls, Staines Road, East Bedfont, Feltham (IS)
- Middlesex Council Home, 229 The Heights, Northolt Park, Greenford (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 7A Gaylor Road, Northolt Park, Greenford (CC)
- Ealing Council Home, 42 Hollybush Lane, Hampton, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, Wolfdene, 275 Hanworth Road, Hampton, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 36 Percy Road, Hampton (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 42 Hollybush Lane, Hampton (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, Wolfdene, 275 Hanworth Road, Hampton (CC)
- Female Orphan Home, Tangley Park, Hampton
- Hounslow Council Home, Walton Lodge, 11 St James' Road, Hampton Hill, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 18 St James' Avenue, Hampton Hill (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, Walton Lodge, 11 St James' Road, Hampton Hill (CC)
- Richmond upon Thames Council Home, 18 St James' Avenue, Hampton Hill, Middlesex (LC)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Beech Holme, Wellington Road, Hampton Hill* (PL)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Fairlight, Uxbridge Road, Hampton Hill* (PL)
- St Faith's Home, Rosebury, Wellington Road, Hampton Hill
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union / Surrey Council Scattered Home, Tudor Lodge, Vicarage Road, Hampton Wick* (PL/CC)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Franklyns, Cedars Road, Hampton Wick* (PL)
- St Mary's, Glamorgan Road, Hampton Wick (MB/CC)
- Ealing Council Home, 57 Oaklands Road, Hanwell, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 82-84 Oaklands Road, Hanwell, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 57 Oaklands Road, Hanwell (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 82-84 Oaklands Road, Hanwell (CC)
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 1-4 Montague Avenue, Hanwell* (PL)
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 24-26 Greenford Avenue, Hanwell* (PL)
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 57 and 82-84 Oaklands Road, Hanwell* (PL)
- Central London District School, Cuckoo Lane, Hanwell* (PL)
- Home for Motherless Children, Lyndhurst, 34 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell
- Hounslow Council Home, 1-4 The Cygnets, Grove Crescent, Hanworth, Middlesex (LC)
- Fortescue House, The Old Rectory, Park Road, Hanworth
- Willesden Union Scattered Homes, Harlesden* (PL)
- Brent Council Home, 97 Woodcock Hill, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex (LC)
- Westminster Council Home, 229 Long Elmes, Headstone Lane, Harrow, Middlesex (LC)
- St Saviour's Home for Girls, 47 Harrow View, Harrow (CS/WS)
- Hillside, 5 Roxborough Park, Harrow (MB)
- Harrow Home for Girls, Elmside, 1 Headstone Drive, Harrow (WS)
- Brent Council Home, 12 Owen Road, Hayes, Middlesex (LC)
- Brent Council Home, 5 Hornbeam Road, Hayes, Middlesex (LC)
- Brent Council Home, 74 Goshawk Gardens, Hayes, Middlesex (LC)
- Hillingdon Council Home, 62 Bedwell Gardens, Hayes, Middlesex (LC)
- Hillingdon Council Residential Nursery, Bourne House, 97 Dawley Road, Hayes, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 12 Owen Road, Hayes (CC)
- St Christopher's School for Boys, 201 Uxbridge Road, Hayes (AS/CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 5 Hornbeam Road, Hayes (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 62 Bedwell Gardens, Hayes (CC)
- Middlesex Council Bourne House Residential Nursery, 97 Dawley Road, Hayes (CC)
- Middlesex Council Manor House /St Christopher's Remand Home for Boys, Church Road, Hayes (CC)
- Homes for Working Boys, Sheraton Hostel, Hayes
- Hayes Certified Industrial School for Jewish Boys, Yeading House, 201 Uxbridge Road, Hayes (IS/AS)
- Park House Training School for Jewish Boys, Wood End Green Road, Hayes End (Rfy/AS)
- The Old Vicarage, 124 Kingsbury Road, Hendon (DB)
- St Saviour's Home for the Feeble-minded, Brent Lodge, Hendon (CS)
- John Groom's Crippleage and Flower Girls' Mission, Edgware Way, Hendon
- Nazareth House, Parson Street, Hendon
- St Saviour's Home for the Feeble-minded, Hendon (CS)
- Hounslow Council Home, 27 Cranford Lane, Heston, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 27 Cranford Lane, Heston (CC)
- Uxbridge Union / Middlesex Council Home, Bartram Lodge, Harlington Road, Hillingdon* (PL/CC)
- Middlesex Lodge Remand Home, Harlington Road, Hillingdon (CC)
- All Souls' Special School for Mentally Defective RC Girls, Pield Heath House, Pield Heath Road, Hillingdon (IS/AS)
- Richmond upon Thames Council Home, 37 Grafton Close, Hanworth Road, Hounslow, Middlesex (LC)
- The Shelter, 38 Albert Road, Hounslow (MH)
- Home for Motherless Children, Victoria Lodge, Barrack Road, Hounslow
- Hammersmith and Fulham Council Home, 28 The Grove, Isleworth, Middlesex (LC)
- London School Board / LCC Industrial School for Girls, Gordon House, Isleworth (IS/CC)
- Brentford Union / Middlesex Council Receiving Home, Dundee House, Twickenham Road, Isleworth* (PL/CC)
- Isleworth Shelter, 131 Hortham Road, Isleworth (MH)
- St Joseph's Hostel, 28 The Grove, Osterley, Isleworth
- Chiswick and Heston Truant Industrial School for Boys, Holme Court, 168-169 Twickenham Road, Isleworth (IS)
- Maddison Memorial Hostel, Maddison Lodge, Osterley, Isleworth (MH/MB)
- Brentford Union School, Percy House Schools, Twickenham Road, Isleworth* (PL)
- Nazareth House Home and Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls, Richmond Road, Isleworth (IS)
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 'Thistleboon', College Road, Isleworth* (PL)
- Children's Home, Woodlands Villa, The Woodlands, Isleworth
- Middlesex Council Bellevue, 167 Willesden Lane, Kilburn (MB/CC)
- The Old Vicarage Nursery / Babies' Hostel, 124 Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury (WS)
- Hounslow Council Home, 26 Charles Road, Laleham, Middlesex (LC)
- Hounslow Council Home, 65 Gloucester Crescent, Laleham, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 65 Gloucester Crescent, Laleham (CC)
- Ealing Council Home, 57 Hindhead Gardens, Northolt, Middlesex (LC)
- Harrow Council Home, 229 The Heights, Northolt, Middlesex (BC/LC)
- Harrow Council Home, 7A Gaylor Road, Northolt, Middlesex (BC/LC)
- Sunshine Home for Blind Babies, Sunshine House, Dene Road, Northwood
- Royal Commercial Travellers' Schools, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Pinner
- St Vincent's Home for Roman Catholic Crippled Boys, Wiltshire Lane, Eastcote, Pinner (IS/CS)
- Enfield Council Chequers Mead, Coopers Lane Road, Potters Bar, Middlesex (LC)
- Enfield Council Brownlowes, Ridgeway, Potters Bar, Middlesex (LC)
- Haringey Council Home, Northaw Place, Coopers Lane, Potters Bar, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, Chequers Mead, Coopers Lane Road, Potters Bar (CC)
- Middlesex Council Mount Grace Hostel, Church Road, Potters Bar (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, Northaw Place, Coopers Lane, Potters Bar (CC)
- Hillingdon Council Home, 49 Queen's Walk, Ruislip, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 49 Queen's Walk, Ruislip (CC)
- Edmonton Union Scattered Homes, 71-73 Downhills Park Road, South Tottenham* (PL)
- Ealing Council Mill Hall Hostel, Norwood Road, Southall, Middlesex (LC)
- St Marylebone Union School, South Road, Southall* (PL)
- St Mary's Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic Boys, Southall Lane, North Hyde, Southall (IS/CS)
- St Joseph's School, Southall
- Enfield Council Oakwood Cottage, 105 Chase Road, Southgate, Middlesex (LC)
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 41-47 Beaconsfield Road, St Margarets* (PL)
- Middlesex Council Home, Glenthorne, Rookery Road, Staines (CC)
- Staines Union / Middlesex Council Scattered Homes, Stanwell, Staines* (PL/CC)
- Duncroft, Moor Lane, Staines (AS/DB)
- Brent Council Stanmore Residential Nursery, 304 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex (LC)
- Harrow Council Haslam House, 304 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex (BC/LC)
- Middlesex Council Stanmore Residential Nursery, 304 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore (CC)
- Good Templar and Temperance Orphanage, Marion Park, Green Street, Sunbury-on-Thames
- Brent Council Home, 69-71 Kingston Lane, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 31 King Edward's Grove, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 4 King Edward's Grove, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 46 King Edward's Grove, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, 68 King Edward's Grove, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Ealing Council Home, The Orchard, 33 Cromwell Road, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Hammersmith and Fulham Council Ryecroft, 28/29 Blandford Road, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 31 King Edward's Grove, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 4 King Edward's Grove, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 40 Teddington Park, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 44 Princes Road, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 46 King Edward's Grove, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 68 King Edward's Grove, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 69-71 Kingston Lane, Teddington (CC)
- Middlesex Council Reception Unit for Older Boys, The Orchard, 33 Cromwell Road, Teddington (CC)
- Richmond upon Thames Council Home, 40 Teddington Park, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Richmond upon Thames Council Home, 44 Princes Road, Teddington, Middlesex (LC)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union / Surrey Council Scattered Home, Connaught Villa, 81 Coburg (now Connaught) Road, Teddington* (PL/CC)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union / Surrey Council Scattered Home, Sherborne Lodge, 4 Adelaide Road, Teddington* (PL/CC)
- St Faith's Children's Home, 11 Gloucester Road, Teddington (MH)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, 14 Anlaby Road, Teddington* (PL)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, 7 Stanley Road, Teddington* (PL)
- St Ursula's Home for Girls, Amberley House, 44 Hampton Road, Teddington (IS/WS)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Bedford Villa, 6 Hampton Road, Teddington* (PL)
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Normanville, 94 Church Road, Teddington* (PL)
- Brentford Union / Middlesex Council Scattered Home, 21-23 Campbell Road, Twickenham* (PL/CC)
- Richmond upon Thames Council Home, 23 Campbell Road, Twickenham, Middlesex (LC)
- Twickenham Boys' Home, Fortescue House, London Road, Twickenham
- Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Hampton Road, Twickenham
- Fortescue House, Hampton Road, Twickenham
- St Agnes' Orphanage, Riverdale Road, Twickenham, Twickenham
- St Catherine's, 139 Church Road, Upper Teddington (MH)
- Hillingdon Council Home, 2 Maygoods Lane, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex (LC)
- Hillingdon Council Home, 38 Worcester Road, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex (LC)
- Uxbridge Home for Feeble-minded, Alexander House, 117 High Street, Uxbridge
- Hillingdon Heath Home for Girls, Hillingdon Heath, Uxbridge (WS)
- The Firs Home for Girls, Hillingdon Heath, Uxbridge (WS)
- Brent Council Home, 80 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 80 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley (CC)
- Inglewood, 24 Crawford Avenue, Wembley (DB)
- Home for Girls, Sudbury Hall, Harrow Road, Wembley
- Hillingdon Council Home, 15 Mulberry Parade, West Drayton, Middlesex (LC)
- Hillingdon Council Home, 8 Walnut Avenue, West Drayton, Middlesex (LC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 15 Mulberry Parade, West Drayton (CC)
- Middlesex Council Home, 8 Walnut Avenue, West Drayton (CC)
- Gould's Green Home for Girls, Goulds Green, West Drayton (WS)
- Middlesex Council St Helena's Home, Drayton Green, West Ealing (CC)
- Home for the Training of Destitute Girls for Service, 25 Argyle Road, Castle Hill, West Ealing (CS)
- Willesden Union / Middlesex Council Home, 2 Hill Side, Stone Bridge, Willesden* (PL/CC)
- Padcroft Boys' Home / Probation Home, Padcroft Road, Yiewsley (PHm)
- Uxbridge Union Home, Tavistock Villa, Yiewsley* (PL)
- St Anne's Laundry Home, Trout Road, Yiewsley (MH)
- Uxbridge Union Home, Wycombe House, Yiewsley* (PL)
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