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Calveley Hall School, near Tarporley, Cheshire

On May 27 1949, an Approved School for was certified to operate in premises at Calveley Hall, Calveley, near Tarporley.

On 9 August 1951, the school's managers gave notice of their intention to resign its certificate.

The Hall building no longer survives.

Records

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  • None identfied at present — any information welcome.

Bibliography

  • Higginbotham, Peter Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young (2017, Pen & Sword)
  • Hyland,Jim Yesterday's Answers: Yesterday's Answers: Development and Decline of Schools for Young Offenders (1993, Whiting and Birch)
  • Millham, S, Bullock, R, and Cherrett, P After Grace — Teeth: a comparative study of the residential experience of boys in Approved Schools (1975, Chaucer Publishing)

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