Children's Homes and Institutions in Shropshire, 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.
- Madeley Union School, Harris's Green, Broseley* (PL)
- Newport Union Home (Boys), Doley, Gnosall* (PL)
- Shropshire Council Cruckton Hall Nursery, Hanwood (CC)
- St Mary's Home, Shropshire Street, Market Drayton (MH)
- Corris House, Southfield Road, Much Wenlock (DB)
- Newport Refuge, 2 Granville Avenue, Newport (MH)
- Edgmond Girls' Home, 79 Edgmond Road, Newport (CS)
- Home for Orphan and Workhouse Girls, Chetwynd End, Newport (CS)
- Banshee House, Forton Road, Newport (DB)
- Lilleshall Hall, Lilleshall, Newport (DB)
- GFS Lodge and Training Home, 54 Lower Brooke Street, Oswestry
- The Quinta School for Boys, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry (AS/DB)
- Preston Hospital School, Preston upon the Weald Moors
- South East Shropshire District School, Quatt* (PL)
- Shropshire Council Besford House Children's Home, 42 Trinity Street, Shrewsbury (CC)
- Shropshire Council Home, Audley Avenue, Shrewsbury (CC)
- Atcham & Shrewsbury Union Scattered Home, Besford House, Trinity Street, Shrewsbury* (PL/CC)
- Shropshire Council Sutton Lodge Children's Home, Betton Street, Shrewsbury (CC)
- Atcham & Shrewsbury Union Scattered Home, Pen-y-Bont, Betton Street, Shrewsbury* (PL/CC)
- Atcham & Shrewsbury Union Receiving Home, 143 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury* (PL)
- Children's Home, 16 Montague Place, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury (MH)
- St Saviour's Home for Girls, 3 Belle Vue Gardens, Shrewsbury (MH/CS/WS)
- Shrewsbury Shelter, 9 College Hill, Shrewsbury (MH)
- Home for Friendless Girls, 9 Cross Hill, Shrewsbury (LA)
- Foundling Hospital, Ashton Road, Shrewsbury
- Boreatton Park School, Baschurch, Shrewsbury (AS)
- Home for Friendless Girls, Belmont, Shrewsbury (LA/CS)
- Shrewsbury and Shropshire Refuge and Hostel, Chaddeslode, 130 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury (MH/MB)
- Shrewsbury and Shropshire Refuge and Hostel, Chaddeslode, Crescent Lane, Shrewsbury (MH/MB)
- Training Home and Free Registry, Dogpole, Shrewsbury (LA)
- Atcham & Shrewsbury Union Scattered Home, Grasmere, London Road, Shrewsbury* (PL)
- Atcham & Shrewsbury Union Scattered Home, Holywell Street, Shrewsbury* (PL)
- Shrewsbury Training Home, Kingston Lodge,St Alkmund's Place, Shrewsbury (MH)
- Shrewsbury Cottage Home, Montague Place, Shrewsbury (WS)
- The Salop Home, St Julian's Friars, Shrewsbury (MH)
- St Saviour's Home for Girls, The Hollies Sutton Road, Shrewsbury (MH/WS)
- St Saviour's Toddlers' Home, The Hollies Sutton Road, Shrewsbury (MH/WS)
- Shelton House, The Mount, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury (DB)
- St Hilda's Home for Friendless Girls, The Priory, Shrewsbury
- Shropshire Council Flora Dugdale Nursery, 27 Wrockwardine Road, Wellington (CC)
- Shropshire Council Highfield House Children's Home, 47 Wrekin Road, Wellington (CC)
- Shropshire Council The Mount Children's Home, Haygate Road, Wellington (CC)
- Wellington Union / Shropshire Council Home, The Mount, Haygate Road, Wellington* (PL/CC)
- Shropshire Council The Vineyard Children's Home, The Vineyard, Wellington (CC)
- Wellington Union Home, Brooklyn House, 135 Watling Street, Wellington* (PL)
- Wellington County Home, Home for Ailing Babies, Wellington
- Myford House, Horsehay, Wellington (MB)
- Leaton Training Home for Girls, Wrockwardine (CS)
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