Children's Homes and Institutions in Cornwall, 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.
- Bodmin Union / Cornwall Council Scattered Home (Girls), 17 Beacon Road, Bodmin* (PL/CC)
- Bodmin Union / Cornwall Council Scattered Home (Boys), Berrycombe Hill, Bodmin* (PL/CC)
- Elizabeth Barclay Home of Industry for Feeble-minded Girls, Love Lane, Castle Street, Bodmin (CS)
- Bodmin Family Centre, Pound Lane, Bodmin (NCH)
- Elizabeth Barclay Home, Pounds Lane, Bodmin
- St Mary's, St Mary' Road, Bodmin
- St Guron's Home and Training School for Orphan or Friendless Girls, Bodmin (CS)
- Cornwall Council Fairholme Remand Home for Boys, Penelvan, Roskear, Camborne (CC)
- Cornwall Council Penelvan Hostel for Girls, Roskear, Camborne (CC)
- Falmouth Union / Cornwall Council Home (Girls), 11 Clare Terrace, Falmouth* (PL/CC)
- Cornwall Council Home, St Budoc's, Falmouth (CC)
- Falmouth Shelter, 4 Mount Edgcumbe Villas, Falmouth (MH)
- Royal Cornwall Home for Destitute Girls, Belle Vue Terrace, Trevethan Road, Falmouth (CS)
- St Budoc's Home for Boys, 'Pencaer', 72 Melvill Road, Falmouth (WS)
- Cornwall Council Nursery Home, Bodriggy Villas (now Queen's Way), Hayle (CC)
- Cornwall Council Vyvyan House (Girls), Meneage Road / Clodgey Lane, Helston (CC)
- Helston Home for Boys, The Old Vicarage, 32 Church Street, Helston (CS/WS)
- Orphan Home for Girls, Trebyan (or Trebyon), Lanhydrock (CS)
- St Dominic's Home, Lanner
- House of Faith, Launceston (CS)
- Liskeard Union / Cornwall Council Home (Boys), 5 Wadeland Terrace, New Road, Liskeard* (PL/CC)
- Liskeard Union / Cornwall Council Home (Girls), 6 Westwood Terrace, Old Road, Liskeard* (PL/CC)
- Cornwall Council Pendean, Liskeard (CC)
- Elizabeth Cottage Home, Bridge End, Lostwithiel (CS)
- House of Mercy for reception of infant children under six years of age, St Winnow, Lostwithiel (CS)
- St Faith's House of Mercy, St Winnow, Lostwithiel (MH/PHm)
- Home for Orphan or Homeless Girls, Heamoor, Madron (CS)
- St Hilary Home, The Jolly Tanners,St Hilary, Marazion
- Cornwall Council Home, Pentillie, Mevagissey (CC)
- St Germans Union / Cornwall Council Home, 3 Anderton Villas, Lower Anderton Road, Millbrook* (PL/CC)
- Cornwall Council Trenance House Reception Home, 27 Trenance Road, Newquay (CC)
- Cornwall Council Towan Blystra Reception / Remand Home, Mount Wise, Newquay (CC)
- Newquay Children's Home, 1 Gannel Crescent (now Pentire Crescent), Pentire, Newquay (NCH)
- Morfa Home for Boys, 22 Station (now Cliff) Road, Newquay (CS/WS)
- Cornwall Council Home, Trenovissick House, Par (CC)
- Penzance Shelter, 1 and 7 Penare Road, Penzance (MH)
- Penzance Shelter, 7 Wellington Place, Penzance (MH)
- Penzance Rescue and Preventive Society, Albert House, Penzance (MH)
- Penzance Shelter, Morwenna, Lescudjack Terrace, Penzance (MH/MB)
- Cornwall Council Home, Trelyn, Perranporth (CC)
- Home of Faith, Pendower, Philleigh (CS)
- Truro Diocesan Maternity Home, Mount Prospect, Redruth (MH/MB)
- Cornwall Council Duncan House Hostel for Boys, 114 Fore Street, Saltash (CC)
- Convent of the Good Shepherd, St Anne's, Saltash
- Devon and Cornwall Industrial School Ship 'Mount Edgcumbe', Saltash (IS)
- Devon and Cornwall Industrial School Ship 'Mount Edgcumbe': Tender 'Goshawk', Saltash (IS)
- Cornwall Preventive and Rescue Association Mothers' and Babies' Home, Rosemundy, St Agnes (MH/MB)
- St Austell Union / Cornwall Council Scattered Home (Girls), 45 Slades Road, St Austell* (PL/CC)
- Cornwall Council Biscovey Boys' Home, Biscovey, St Austell (CC)
- Cornwall Council Mother and Baby Home, Rosewood, Woodland Road, St Austell (MB/CC)
- St Austell Union / Cornwall Council Scattered Home (Boys), 'Tregonissey', St Austell* (PL/CC)
- St Austell Union Scattered Homes, 'Godolphin', St Austell* (PL)
- St Austell Union Scattered Homes, 'St Blazey Gate', St Austell* (PL)
- St Austell Union Scattered Homes, 'Trewhiddle', St Austell* (PL)
- St Columb Major Union Scattered Home, 'Menalhyl', St Columb Major* (PL/CC)
- St Columb Major Union Scattered Home, 'Treleigh', New Road, St Columb Major* (PL/CC)
- St Columb Major Union Scattered Home, Bank Street, St Columb Major* (PL)
- St Columb Major Union Scattered Home, Fore Street, St Columb Major* (PL)
- The Jolly Tinners, Churchtown, St Hilary
- St James' Cottage Home for Boys, Kilkhampton, Stratton (CS)
- St James' Home for the Training and Industrial Education of Orphan and Deserted Girls, Kilkhampton, Stratton (CS)
- Home of Faith, Kilkhampton, Stratton (CS)
- Village Home for Orphan, Friendless and Destititute Girls, Poughill, Stratton (CS)
- Laundry Home, Alverton, Truro (MH)
- Rosewin Training Home, Mitchell Hill, Truro (CS)
- Epiphany Laundry Home, Mitchell Hill, Truro (MH)
- St Clement's Orphanage for Training and Educating Workhouse Girls, St Clement's, Truro (CS)
- Truro Temporary Shelter, Tabernacle Cottage, Tabernacle Street, Truro (MH)
- St Michael's Home, Truro
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