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Mid-Glamorgan County Council Homes

Children's establishments run at some time in their history by Mid-Glamorgan County Council.


 
  • Family Group Home, 6 Nantgwyn, Cwmdare, Aberdare
  • Family Group Home, 19 Heol-y-Mynydd, Bryncethin, Aberkenfig
  • Residential Nursery, Cartrefle, Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend
  • Family Group Home, 14 Waunfach Street, Caerphilly
  • Family Group Home, 24 Heol Aneurin, Penyrheaol, Caerphilly
  • Glenside Home, Tygwyn Road, Penylan, Cardiff
  • Family Group Home, 41 Penycae, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed
  • Family Group Home, 14 Abbey Road, Croft Coch, Kenfig Hill
  • Family Group Home, 7 Gwelfor, Cot Farm Estate, Cefn Cribbwr, Kenfig Hill
  • Family Group Home, 9 Elm Road, Llanharry
  • Family Group Home, 11 Hill View, Tynant, Beddau, Llantwit Fadre
  • Family Group Home, 21 Brookfield Road, Garth, Maesteg
  • Family Group Home, 1-2 Heol Parc-y-Lan, Merthyr Tydfil
  • Family Group Home, 73 Tenth Avenue, Galon Uchaf, Merthyr Tydfil
  • Family Group Home, Ael-y-bryn, Spruce Tree Grove, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil
  • Family Group Home, 5 Brynpobydd, Pencoed
  • Family Group Home, 14 Heol Danyrodyn, Pentyrch
  • Family Group Home, 30 Garth Avenue, Glyncoch, Pontypridd
  • Children's Home, Maesycoed, Pontypridd
  • Residential Nursey, Maesycoed, Pontypridd
  • Family Group Home, 108 Suffolk Place, Porthcawl
  • Family Group Home, 31 Pant Mortha, Porthcawl
  • Family Group Home, 11 The Terrace, Rhymney
  • Family Group Home, 2 The Park, Treharris
  • Family Group Home, 21 Brynheulog, Treherbert

Records

The involvement of local authorities in the running of children's homes dates from 1930, when they took over the running of the poor relief system previously administered by Boards of Guardians. Surviving records for council-run children's homes may be held in each council's own internal archives. Prior to 1991, however, when a legal requirement was introduced for councils to retain records of children leaving their care, the survival of such records is very variable. Contact details for local authorities in the UK can be found on the website of the Care Leavers Association (CLA). The CLA also provides guidance on accessing childhood care files, which are normally only open to the individuals they relate to.

Locating local authority records has been complicated by the various local government reorganizations that have taken place in recent times, such as the abolition of the London County Council in 1965, and the major nationwide restructuring in 1974 in which many administrative areas were created, amended or eliminated.

Older records may sometimes be placed with the relevant county or borough record office. Many of these repositories have online catalogues of their holdings and also contribute to the National Archives' Discovery database. Note that records containing personal data usually have access closed for a period of fifty years or more.

Older material relating to Mid-Glamorgan Council homes may exist at:

Some records relating to council-run homes, for example inspection reports (though not resident lists etc.), are held by The National Archives (TNA). A closure period may apply to these records.

Bibliography

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