White Barn, Kelvedon, Essex
Barnardo's White Barn home on Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon, was opened as a mixed home in around 1953. White Barn was immediately adjacent to Barnardo's Farm Hill and it may at one time have been referred to as "Farm Hill East".
![Farm Hill (left) and White Barn, Kelvedon, c.1907.](/KelvedonFarmHillDB/KelvedonFarmHillDB1.jpg)
Farm Hill (left) and White Barn, Kelvedon, c.1907. © Peter Higginbotham
In 1971, White Barn took on a new role as a therapeutic community for boys aged from fifteen to nineteen, finally closing in December 1974.
The building is now a private residence.
Records
Note: many repositories impose a closure period of up to 100 years for records identifying individuals. Before travelling a long distance, always check that the records you want to consult will be available.
- Barnardo's 'Making Connections' and Family History Services — for enquiries relating the records of children formerly in the care of Barnardo's and those of other organisations absorbed by them.
Bibliography
- Barnardo, Syrie Louise, and Marchant, James Memoirs of the Late Dr Barnardo (Hodder & Stoughton, 1907)
- Batt, J.H. Dr. Barnardo: The Foster-Father of "Nobody's Children" (S.W. Partridge, 1904)
- Bready, J. Wesley Doctor Barnardo (Allen & Unwin, 1930)
- Higginbotham, Peter Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young (2017, Pen & Sword)
- Rose, June For the Sake of the Children: Inside Dr. Barnardo's: 120 years of caring for children (Hodder & Stoughton, 1987)
- Wagner, Gillian Barnardo (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1979)
Links
- The Barnardo's website.
- The Goldonian Website — memories and information from former Barnardo's children.
- Pathé News item on White Barn
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