Green Acre Remand/Probation/Training/Community Home, Rochester, Kent, Kent
In around 1945, a Probation Home for Girls was established by the Salvation Army in a property known as Green Acres (or Greenacres), 114 Borstal Road, Rochester.
The premises were subsequently referred to as a Training Home and then used as a Remand Home, accommodating up to 12 girls. From 1973, it operated as a council-run Community Home with Eduation.
The building no longer exists and modern housing covers the site.
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.
- The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre, William Booth College, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8BQ. Email heritage@salvationarmy.org.uk. Has a research service, with initial enquiries answered free, more detailed follow-up research charged at £20 per hour. There is also an online catalogue of the Centre's holdings.
Bibliography
- Booth, William In Darkest England, and the Way Out (1890, London: International Headquarters of the Salvation Army)
- Sandall, Robert The History of the Salvation Army (1955, London: Nelson)
Links
- The Salvation Army (UK)
- The Salvation Army — an illustrated history by Peter Higginbotham.
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