The establishments listed below are believed to have provided at least some accommodation
for unmarried mothers and their babies, during at least some of their existence.
They include maternity homes, before-and-after-confinement care homes, hostels for
pregnant working girls or working mothers, and Irish County Homes.
Homes that in their day were labelled Magdalen Homes are listed elsewhere.
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Barnstaple Shelter, 28 Carrington Terrace, Yeo Vale, Barnstaple | 1915 | | Fallen and friendless; temporarily; local cases free; also a few mothers and babies. | 8 | under 30 |
| Salvation Army Maternity Home, Dunmore House, West End Road, Bradninch | 1940 | 1961 | Maternity Home. | 22m/17b | |
| 14 Marlborough Road, Exeter | | | | | |
| St Nicholas' House, 20 Alphington Road, Exeter | by 1964 | | Maternity Home. | 12m/6b | |
| St Olave's Ladies' Association Home, 32 Bartholomew Street East, Exeter | 1903 | | Friendless and fallen women, 6s.; mothers and babies, 8s. | 12m/8b | no limit |
| St Olave's Ladies' Association Home (The Shelter), 33 Bartholomew Street East, Exeter | | | First fall cases. | 5 | no limit |
| Mayflower Maternity Home, Abbotsfield, Seymour Road, Mannamead, Plymouth | by 1920 | | Unmarried mothers with their babies. | 21m/15b | no limit |
| Woodside Mother and Baby Home, South View, 2 Woodside, Plymouth | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 13m/5b | |
| St Ursula's Maternity Refuge, St Ursula's House, Edith Avenue, Plymouth | | | Maternity cases; 6s.; diocesan cases, 5s. | 8 | 14-25 |
| Torquay Door of Hope, St Marychurch Road, Torquay | by 1912 | | Fallen girls; entrance £1 1s.; mother and infant, 2s. 6d. | 13 | |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Chelmsford Diocesan Maternity Home, Sunnedon House, 75 Warley Hill, Brentwood | 1959 | 1969 | Maternity Home. | 17m/10b | |
| Ardmore, 136 High Road, Buckhurst Hill | by 1949 | by 1953 | After Care Home. Some mothers go out to work, | 18m/18b | |
| Bartletts, Tavistock House, 201 New London Road, Chelmsford | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 15m/10b | |
| Chelmsford Diocesan Maternity Home, Sunnedon House, West Street, Coggeshall | 1933 | 1959 | Unmarried Girls before first confinement; 7s. 6d. from Diocese; others, 10s.; remain six months. | 16m/8b | no limit |
| Chelmsford Diocesan Maternity Home, The Red House, 98 Tilkley Road, Coggeshall | 1925 | 1933 | Unmarried Girls before first confinement; 7s. 6d. from Diocese; others, 10s.; remain six months. | 7 | under 30 |
| Hostel of the Good Shepherd, 87 East Hill, Colchester | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 11m/6b | |
| Old Mill House, Great Bentley, Colchester | by 1964 | | Private Maternity Home. | 6m/6b | |
| Dunmow Maternity Home, Great Easton, Dunmow | 1897 | | First maternity cases before confinement; 7s.; remain six months. Diocesan cases, 5s. | 8 | 14-25 |
| Loreto Convent, Theydon Road, Epping | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 26m/14b | |
| Hockley Laundry Home, Hockley | 1904 | | Fallen women with their infants. | 20 | no limit |
| St Faith's Home, 38 Station Road, Loughton | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 10m/4b | |
| Girls' Hostel, 51 Junction Road, Romford | by 1949 | by 1956 | Before and After Care Home. | 8m/5b | |
| Southend Shelter /St Monica's Home, 154 York Road, Southend-on-Sea | by 1935 | | All classes, including mothers and babies; temporarily; payment by arrangement. | 8m/5b | 14-30 |
| Ellen Carville Home, 38 The Drive, Walthamstow | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 5m/5b | |
| Carville, 38 The Drive, Walthamstow | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | | |
| Carville, 43 West Avenue Road, Walthamstow | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 6m/6b | |
| Beechwood, 2 Westborough Road, Westcliff-on-Sea | by 1964 | | Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls. | 4 | |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Mother and Baby Home, 11-13 Snowdon Road, Fishponds, Bristol | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 20m/12b | |
| Mount Hope, 10 Ashley Hill, Bristol | by 1949 | 1968 | Maternity Home. | 26m/12b | |
| Elm House Shelter, 10 Whatley Road, Bristol | by 1964 | | Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls. | 18 | |
| Grove House Home, 148 Redland Road, Bristol | 1919 | 1947 | Destitute girls and women; temporarily. First maternity cases, after birth. | 12m/12b | under 25 |
| Hostel of the Good Shepherd, 15 Wellington Park, Clifton, Bristol | 1933 | | Young mothers with their babies; remain at least six months. | 9 | no limit |
| St John's Diocesan Home, 27-29 Ashley Road, Bristol | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 16m/8b | |
| Bristol Maternity Hospital and Home, 50 Southwell Street, Bristol | 1865 | | Mothers for their first confinement. | 32 | no limit |
| Bristol Female Mission, Elm House, Marlborough Hill, Bristol | 1855 | | Destitute girls and women; temporarily. First maternity cases, after birth. | 10 | no limit |
| Salvation Army Maternity Home, Mount Hope, Ashley Hill, Bristol | 1925 | | Unmarried mothers and their infants. | 34 | no limit |
| St Raphael's Home, Severn House, Hallen Road, Henbury, Bristol | by 1961 | | Before and After Care Home. | 26m/26b | |
| Bristol Temporary Home and Lying-in Hospital, Southwell House, Southwell Street, Bristol | 1865 | | First maternity cases only; 5s. and £2 for special expenses. | 18 | no limit |
| St Catherine's, 2 Berkeley Villas / 21 Pitville Lawn, Cheltenham | by 1950 | | Before and After Care Home. | 12m/6b | |
| St Mary's Lodge, 16 Alexandra Road, Gloucester | 1905 | by 1953 | Before and After Care Home and Shelter. | 7m/5b | no limit |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| St Thomas's Lodge, Darlington Road, Basingstoke | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 11 beds | |
| St Andrew's Home, South Hayling | 1893 | | First maternity cases; servants of the better class; 5s., and entrance fee, £1 1s. | 20 | under 20 |
| Nazareth House Larmenier Wing, 33 Hill Lane, Southampton | 1923 | 2000 | | 25m/14b | 15-30 |
| Hope Lodge, 41 Belmont Road, Southampton | by 1939 | | Temporary refuge for unmarried mothers and infants and for any girls in difficulty. | 8m/4b | |
| 16 St David's Road, Southsea | by 1964 | | Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls. | 10 | |
| St Andrew's Laundry Cottage Home, Fawcett Road, Southsea | 1893 | | Fallen women; first fall only; a few mothers and babies received; £5 entrance fee; if before confinement, £8. | 20 | under 20 |
| Portsmouth Free Church Council Hostel, Woodlands, 22 Albany Road, Southsea | 1919 | | Unmarried mothers with their first babies. | 12 | no limit |
| Winchester Refuge for Penitent Women, 1 North Walls, Winchester | 1846 | | Fallen girls from all parts; usually remain two years. | 14 | under 20 |
| Winchester Diocesan Maternity Home, 1 North Walls, Winchester | by 1949 | | First maternity cases from Winchester diocese; 5s. and £1 1s. Fee. | 16m/12b | 16-20 |
| The Haven, Vigo Lane, Yateley | by 1949 | | Maternity Home. | 18m/18b | |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| The Lodge, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 11m/4b | |
| St Faith's Home, St Faith's Lane, Bearsted | by 1930 | | Girls with their first illegitimate infants. | 25m/12b | under 20 |
| Rochester Diocesan Home, Ravensbourne House, 9 Blyth Road, Bromley | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 14m/6b | over 14 |
| Chatham Salvation Army Home, 42 New Road, Chatham | by 1920 | | Girls and women in distress. | 17m/5b | no limit |
| Oakhurst, 33 Lesney Park Road, Erith | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 25m/9b | |
| Folkestone Refuge, 221 Dover Road, Folkestone | by 1900 | | Fallen women and maternity cases, before and after confinement. | 10 | 14-25 |
| St Lawrence Home, 78 Rock Avenue, Gillingham | by 1956 | | Before and After Care Home. | 13m/3b | over 14 |
| Kendall House, 46 Pelham Road, Gravesend | by 1949 | | Pregnant girls under 17 in need of care and protection. | 16m/3b | under 17 |
| St Faith's Home, 1-3 Lower Fant Road, Maidstone | by 1912 | | Girls with their first illegitimate infants; 5s. | 12 | 16-25 |
| St Faith's Home, 3 Wilton Place, Maidstone | 1899 | | Workhouse girls with their first illegitimate infants in the diocese of Canterbury; 5s. | 8 | |
| Ramsgate Hostel, 41 South-Eastern Road, Ramsgate | 1919 | | Unmarried mothers of respectable upbringing, with their first babies. Free from Kent; others £5 entrance fee. | 12m/12b | under 25 |
| Thanet Hostel, 55 Ashburnham Road, Ramsgate | by 1930 | | Unmarried mothers of respectable upbringing, with their first babies. Free from Kent; others £5 5s. entrance fee. | 12 | under 25 |
| Mother and Baby Home, Braeside, 25 Margate Road, Ramsgate | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 11m/2b | |
| Deacon House, Vicarage Road, Southborough | | | | | |
| Mother and Baby Home, 13 Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells | by 1949 | | After Care Home. Some mothers go out to work, | 10m/10b | |
| 'Heatherlands' Mother and Baby Home, 184 Forest road, Tunbridge Wells | by 1953 | | Before and After Care Home | 22m/14b | 18-45 |
| St Christopher's, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells | 1947 | 1976 | Single mothers and young children. In 1972, the Ravensdale and Woodlands day care units were opened. | | |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Hope House, Friars Lane, Barrow-in-Furness | 1917 | | | | |
| Blackburn Shelter, 133 Preston New Road, Blackburn | by 1935 | 1959 | Rescue and preventive cases. | 6 | no limit |
| Hostel for Mothers and Babies, Viewfield, 73 Oozehead Lane, Blackburn | 1921 | c.1946 | Unmarried mothers with their babies; payment according to earnings. | 15 | under 22 |
| The Grange, Wilpshire, Blackburn | c.1946 | | Before and After Care Home. | 26m/12b | |
| Fylde House, 141 Hornby Road, Blackpool | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 10m/3b | |
| House of Help, Bank Parade, Burnley | 1887 | | Fallen women and occasionally unmarried mothers with their infants. | 6 | |
| St Mary's Home, 108 Manchester Road, Bury | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 10m/3b | |
| Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Barrowford Road, Colne | 1927 | 1969 | | | |
| St Anne's Diocesan Maternity Home, Simpson Hill, Ryecroft Avenue, Green Lane, Heywood | 1917 | | Unmarried mothers for confinement; from 7s. 6d. and £1 10s. fee; remain six months. | 15m/10b | under 20 |
| Girls' Approved School, Meadowcroft, Pope Lane, Hutton | April 24 1968 | | For pregnant girls. | 8 | |
| Lancaster Girls' Hostel, 7 Queen Street, Lancaster | 1932 | | Before and After Care Home | 3m/3b | 16-22 |
| Laurel House /St Hilda's Mother and Baby Hostel, 1 Linnet Lane, Liverpool | by 1949 | by 1956 | Before and After Care Home (V.D. cases). | 16m/10b | |
| St Faith's Home, 12 Gambier Terrace, Hope Street, Liverpool | 1920 | | Pre-maternity cases, 10s. Mothers with their babies; local cases 8s.; others 12s. 6d. | 20 | no limit |
| St Monica's Home, 13 Croxteth Road, Liverpool | by 1930 | | Before and After Care Home | 24m/12b | over 16 |
| Our Lady's Home for Babies, 14 Holly Road, Fairfield, Liverpool | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home | 16m/12b | |
| Diocesan Maternity Home, 283 Edge Lane, Liverpool | 1911 | | First maternity cases only; before confinement, remain six months; 7s.; diocesan cases, 5s. | 12 | under 23 |
| Liverpool Ladies' Association Cottage Home, 70 Sheil Road, Liverpool | 1889 | | Unmarried mothers and their babies, mostly from the Workhouse; first cases only; 5s. to 6s. for those outside Liverpool. | 8m/8b | under 25 |
| Mater Dei Hostel, Berkeley House, Serpentine South, Blundellsands, Liverpool | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 15m/10b | |
| Liverpool Salvation Army Home, Cradlehurst, Edge Lane, Liverpool | 1907 | 1939 | Women in distress with children. | 30m/20b | no limit |
| Liverpool Salvation Army Home, Elmswood, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool | 1939 | | Maternity Home | 26m/18b | |
| Liverpool House of Providence, Kelton, Woodlands Road, Aigburth, Liverpool | c.1908 | | Young unmarried mothers and their babies. Must remain a year. | 73m/56b | |
| Liverpool Diocesan Maternity Home and Crèche, St Hilda, 14 Ullet Lane, Liverpool | by 1930 | | First maternity cases only; before confinement, remain six months; 10s.; diocesan cases, 8s. | 18m/30b | under 23 |
| Diocesan Maternity Home, St Hilda, Penny Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool | by 1920 | | First maternity cases only; before confinement, remain six months; 13s.; diocesan cases, 8s. | 14 | under 23 |
| Salvation Army Crossley Hospital, 13-15 Mitchell Street, Manchester | 1919 | | Maternity cases; special wards for married women. | 30 | no limit |
| 133 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester | by 1964 | | Maternity Home. | 22m/12b | |
| St Agnes' House, 15 Mauldeth Road, Withington, Manchester | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 4m/4b | |
| Ennismore Hostel, 36 Half Edge Lane, Eccles, Manchester | 1919 | | Unmarried mothers with their first babies; remain until baby is eighteen months old. | 12 | under 25 |
| Manchester and Salford Methodist Mission Home for Mothers and Babies, 40 High Street, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester | 1926 | | Mothers and babies. | 14 | under 25 |
| Manchester and Salford Methodist Mission Maternity Home and Hospital, 42 High Street, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester | 1903 | | Young unmarried mothers; first cases only; £3 3s. hospital fee. | 15 | under 25 |
| St Agnes' House, 54 Upper Brook Street, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester | 1925 | | | 2m/2b | under 16 |
| Ennismore Hostel, 85 Regent Street, Eccles, Manchester | by 1949 | | After Care Home. Some mothers go out to work after 30 months probationary period). | 16m/20b | |
| The Macalpine Maternity Home, Belfield Lodge, 2 Willow Bank, Fallowfield, Manchester | 1890 | | First cases only (references required); from 10s. and confinement fee, or by arrangement. Minimum stay three months. | 16 | no limit |
| Mrs Macalpine's Maternity Home, Hope House, 23 (later 43) Webster Street, Greenheys, Manchester | 1890 | | First maternity cases only; of previous good character; payment when possible. | 10 | no limit |
| Salvation Army Homes, Oak Hill Hiouse, Mandley Park Avenue, Higher Broughton, Manchester | by 1935 | by 1956 | Before and After Care Home. Some mothers may go out to work. | 50m/20b | no limit |
| Refuge for Friendless Girls, 2 Golden Square, Preston | by 1949 | | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 2m/2b | |
| Parkinson House, 68 West Cliff, Preston | by 1950 | | Before and After Care Home. | 9m/3b | |
| Adswood, 460 Bury New Road, Salford | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 18m/12b | 13-26 |
| St Teresa's Home, 61 Broom lane, Salford | by 1948 | | Home for unmarried mothers and babies. First cases only. | 30m/40b | over 16 |
| St Margaret's Home, Goose Green, Wigan | 1883 | | Friendless and fallen; temporarily; free also a few with babies; 5s. | 18m/10b | under 21 |
