Although the term 'Magdalen' home or institution has become particularly
associated with Ireland's Magdalen laundries, it covers to a much wider range of
establishments. Rather than indicating the nature of these institutions' facilities
or regime, it reflects the circumstances of their inmates — girls and young
women who had 'fallen' (or who were considered in danger of doing so), primarily those who
had become pregnant or involved in prostitution. More...
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| The Girls' Shelter, 37 Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | by 1951 | | | | |
| Hope Lodge, 134 Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham | 1908 | | Pre- and post-maternity cases; 10 Local Poor Law cases; £1, or with baby 25s. | 16 | under 23 |
| Birmingham Ladies' Association (Mrs Rogers' Memorial Home), 276 Monument Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | by 1900 | By 1921 | Girls from Birmingham, free; others 3s. 6d. | 25 | 14-20 |
| Day Servants' Hostel, 276 Monument Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1921 | | Working girls with first child. | 16 | 18-26 |
| Felix House Refuge, 293 St Vincent Street, Ladywood, Birmingham | 1910 | By 1930 | Fallen and friendless; temporarily; small payment except for diocesan cases. | 7 | 15-25 |
| Birmingham Refuge, 35 Braithwaite Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham | by 1930 | | Friendless women and those in difficulty; temporarily. | 10 | 15-25 |
| Girls' Night Shelter, 39 Bath Row, Birmingham | 1888 | | | | |
| Hope Lodge, 51 Clarendon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | by 1930 | 1952 | Pre- and post-maternity cases; 10 Local Poor Law cases; £1, or with baby 25s. | 30m/30b | under 23 |
| Girls' Night Shelter, 9 Tennant Street, Birmingham | by 1915 | | Fallen and friendless girls and women temporarily, at any hour. | 15 | under 25 |
| Birmingham Girls' Refuge, 98 Ashted Row, Birmingham | 1903 | | Friendless and destitute girls; preference given to local cases; payment according to circumstances. | 6 | under 20 |
| Girls' Night Refuge, Chapel House, Deritend, Birmingham | 1883 | | Receiving house, from which girls drafted into suitable Homes or situations. | 12 | under 20 |
| Magdalen Asylum and Refuge for Birmingham and Midland Counties, Kirkholme, Clarendon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1829 | | Fallen girls; free. | 40 | 14-18 |
| Mrs Rogers' Memorial Home for Friendless Girls, Penelope Place, 47 Bristol Street, Birmingham | 1878 | | Young girls who have recently fallen or servants from bad houses. Payment, if from a distance, 6s. a week. | | 14-20 |
| Birmingham Salvation Army Home, The Hawthorns, Ladywood Road, Birmingham | 1903 | | Girls and women in distress. | 58 | no limit |
| Ladywood House, Vincent Street, Ladywood, Birmingham | by 1897 | | Girls from Birmingham, free; others 4s. 6d. | 30 | 14-18 |
| Coventry Shelter, 104 Little Park Street, Coventry | 1914 | | Rescue and preventive cases; 4s. If possible. | 7 | under 25 |
| Coventry Ladies' Association, 17 Trafalgar Street, Coventry | 1895 | | | 4 | under 25 |
| Coventry Shelter, 50 Holyhead Road, Coventry | by 1930 | | | 12 | under 30 |
| Coventry Ladies' Association, St Faith's Refuge, 25 Coundon Road, Coventry | by 1912 | | Fallen and friendless girls; temporarily; 5s. | 10 | under 25 |
| St Faith's Home, St Nicholas Street, Coventry | 1895 | | Fallen and friendless girls; remain from one to two years. | 21 | 14-16 |
| St Michael and All Angels Home and Penitentiary, 25 Charlotte Street, Leamington Spa | 1848 | | If placed by friends, a weekly payment of 3s. 6d., when it can be obtained; if destitute and friendless, free from any locality. | 36 | 14-16 |
| Leamington Ladies' Association, 5 Satchwell Street, Leamington Spa | 1896 | | | 3 | under 20 |
| Leamington and Warwick Girls' Shelter, 6 Church Hill, Leamington Spa | 1925 | | Preventive and rescue cases; temporarily; some local cases free; others from 8s. | 6 | under 30 |
| Worcester Diocesan House of Mercy, 6 Milverton Hill, Leamington Spa | 1855 | | | | |
| Magdalen Asylum, Wise Street, Leamington Spa | by 1841 | | | | |
| Leamington Ladies' Association, Murray House, 9 Church Street, Leamington Spa | by 1912 | | Friendless and fallen girls; temporarily. | 8 | under 25 |
| Birmingham Laundry and Homes of Industry (Agatha Stacey Home), Enniskerry, 145 Darley Green Road, Knowle, Solihull | 1893 | | Feeble-minded young women who have had a first fall; 12s. 6d.; permanent cases received. | 25 | over 16 |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Birmingham Laundry and Homes of Industry, Home No.1 1, Arrowfield Top, Alvechurch | 1892 | | Pure-minded and innocent young women over 16 preferred. £15 12s. a year. | 20 | over 15 |
| St Agnes' Hostel, 36 Stourbridge Road, Dudley | by 1949 | | | | |
| St Agnes' Home, 6 The Inhedge, Kate's Hill, Dudley | by 1935 | | Friendless and fallen, temporarily; 4s. 6d.; local cases free. | 4 | no limit |
| St Agnes' Home, 9 Victoria Terrace, Dudley | by 1912 | | Friendless and fallen, temporarily; 4s. 6d.; local cases free. | 4 | under 26 |
| Kidderminster Shelter, 208 Hurcott Road, Kidderminster | 1901 | | Fallen and preventive cases; temporarily. | 6 | under 25 |
| Kidderminster Maternity Home, Greenhill Hostel, Chester Road, Kidderminster | by 1930 | | Expectant and nursing mothers with their first child; stay four months if possible; 10s. 6d. before confinement; 12s. 6d. after. | 12m/20 babies | under 25 |
| St Faith's Home, 165 Worcester Road, Malvern | by 1949 | | | | |
| St Faith's Home, Alexandra Road, Malvern Link | 1925 | | All classes; temporarily. | 4 | no limit |
| Home Of The Good Shepherd for Girls, Ranelagh Road, Malvern Link | 1879 | 1990 | Fallen girls of working class, or hose from evil surroundigs. | 33 | 14-21 |
| St Monica's Home, Malvern Link | by 1912 | | Young mothers with babies; first fall only; diocesan cases 5s.; others 6s. | 6 | under 30 |
| House of Refuge, 1 Melrose Cottages, Sansome Walk, Worcester | 1878 | | Fallen girls; temporarily. | 8 | 16-25 |
| Worcester Shelter, 58 Woolhope Road, Worcester | 1901 | | Fallen girls and others; temporarily. | 2 | 15-24 |
| Worcester Diocesan House of Shelter, Field House, Wyld's Lane, Worcester | 1878 | | Fallen girls; temporarily. | 16 | 16-25 |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Driffield Hostel for Girls, 2 Downe Street, Driffield | 1920 | | Preventive and rescue cases; temporarily. | 6 | 14-30 |
| East Riding Hostel, 31 New Road, Driffield | by 1935 | | Preventive and rescue cases; temporarily. | 6 | 14-30 |
| Hull Sheltering Home, 2 Mason Street, Kingston upon Hull | 1884 | By 1912 | Temporary refuge for fallen girls. | 10 | no limit |
| Hull Temporary Home, 24 Nile Street, Kingston upon Hull | 1862 | | | 15 | 16-20 |
| Linden Penitentiary, 25 Nile Street, Kingston upon Hull | by 1890 | | Free. Married women not received. Remain six months to two years | | |
| Hull Sheltering Home, 37-39 Peel Street, Kingston upon Hull | by 1912 | By 1930 | Fallen girls and preventive cases; free; temporarily; pre-maternity cases, 3s. 6d. | 16 | 14-30 |
| Home for Friendless Girls, 40 Clarendon Street, Spring Bank, Kingston upon Hull | 1886 | | | | |
| Hull Sheltering Home, 78 Beverley Road, Kingston upon Hull | by 1930 | | Fallen girls and those in perilous surroundings; temporarily; 5s. if possible. | 17 | no limit |
| Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Female Penitentiary, Hope House, 199 Anlaby Road, Kingston upon Hull | 1837 | 1937 | Fallen women; payment when possible. Remain two years. | 27 | 16-25 |
| Hull Female Penitentiary, Hope House, Wincolmlee, Kingston upon Hull | 1811 | 1825 | | | |
| Hull Diocesan Maternity Home, Linnaeus House, 14 Linnaeus Street, Kingston upon Hull | 1915 | | First maternity cases, 7s. 6d.; extra-diocesan cases additional fee, £2 2s; remain six months. | 14 | under 25 |
| Hull Salvation Army Home, Newington House, Lees Walk, Kingston upon Hull | 1908 | | Girls and women in distress. | 24 | no limit |
| Rescue Home, 1 Aldwark, York | 1884 | | Free; temporarily. | | |
| Church Army Refuge, 15 Bootham Terrace, York | by 1930 | | Friendless and fallen; temporarily; payment according to circumstances. | 9m/4b | no limit |
| York Shelter, 17 Bishophill, York | 1903 | by 1930 | Fallen women; temporarily. | 8 | no limit |
| York Penitentiary Society Refuge for Girls / House of Mercy, 19 Bishophill, York | by 1920 | by 1930 | Fallen women; free; remain two years. | 25 | 14-25 |
| Church Army Refuge, 31 East Mount Road, York | 1916 | | Friendless and fallen; temporarily. | 9m/4b | no limit |
| York Training Home for Girls, Clifton Holme, Water End, York | 1919 | | Rescue cases; remain two years; payment when possible. | 27 | 16-25 |
| York House of Mercy, Clifton Holme, Water End, York | 1918 | | Fallen women; remain two years; payment when possible. | 27 | 16-25 |
| Ladies' Association Rescue Home, Grove House, Huntingdon Road, York | 1881 | | Fallen girls; temporarily received. | 6 | under 30 |
| Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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| Home of Hope, 167 Park Road, Barnsley | 1880 | | Local cases free; others 5s. a week. | 10 | 16-20 |
| Home of Hope, 205-207 Park Road, Barnsley | by 1897 | | Fallen girls from Barnsley; free. Others 3s. 6d. or exchange. | 10 | 16-20 |
| Church Army Refuge, 38 Hopwood Street, Barnsley | 1906 | | Fallen and friendless; temporarily. | 4 | 14-20 |
| Home of Hope, Harborough House, Queen's Road, Barnsley | by 1900 | By 1912 | | 10 | 16-20 |
| St Monica's Rescue and Maternity Home, 11 Belle Vue, Bradford | by 1920 | | Maternity cases, 6s.; local cases, free. | 21 | under 30 |
| St Monica's Maternity Home, 11 Belle Vue, Bradford | by 1930 | | Young unmarried expectant mothers. | 27 | under 30 |
| St Monica's Rescue Home, 5 Belle Vue, Bradford | by 1930 | | Fallen and friendless; local cases free. | | under 30 |
| Bradford House of Help, 55 Drewton Street, Bradford | 1907 | | Friendless and fallen; temporarily; free. | 8 | 14-24 |
| The Refuge, Skinner Lane, Manningham, Bradford | 1885 | | Fallen women; 5s. per week if possible; remain one year. | | under 24 |
| Salvation Army Home, Mount Cross, Broad Lane, Bramley | 1921 | | Unmarried mothers and their infants. | 20m/16b | under 27 |
| Sheffield Diocesan Shelter, Hope House, 46 Cartwright Street, Doncaster | 1926 | | | 8 | 14-20 |
| Temporary Refuge, 12 Launceston Street, Hanson Lane, Halifax | 1886 | | Fallen girls or women wishing to reform. | | 15-28 |
| St Margaret's Rescue Home, St John's Lane, Halifax | 1908 | | Friendless and fallen girls; temporarily. | 4 | 16-30 |
| Knaresborough and Harrogate Ladies' Association Home, 110 Harlow Terrace, Harrogate | 1904 | | Fallen women and preventive cases; free from the locality, others 3s. 6d. | 4 | no limit |
| Knaresborough and Harrogate Ladies' Association Home, 33 Robert Street, Harrogate | by 1935 | | Fallen women and preventive cases; free from the locality; others 7s. | 6 | under 25 |
| Knaresborough and Harrogate Ladies' Association Home, 5 Bower Road, Harrogate | by 1930 | | Fallen women and preventive cases; free from the locality; others 7s. | 6 | under 25 |
| Knaresborough and Harrogate Ladies' Association Home, St Monica's Home, 33 Robert Street, Harrogate | by 1935 | | Fallen women and preventive cases; free from the locality, others 7s. | 6 | under 25 |
| Knaresborough and Harrogate Ladies' Association Home, St Monica's Home, 5 Bower Road, Harrogate | by 1920 | | Fallen women and preventive cases; free from the locality, others 3s. 6d. | 6 | under 25 |
| St Katharine's Hostel, 10 King's Mill Lane, Huddersfield | 1920 | | Mothers and babies; payment according to circumstances. | 8m/6b | |
| Huddersfield Mission Home, 16 Queen Street, Huddersfield | 1907 | | Friendless or fallen; temporarily. | 13 | no limit |
| Huddersfield Mission Home, Queen's Square, Huddersfield | by 1930 | | Friendless or fallen; temporarily. | 13 | no limit |
| Ladies' Association Home, The Shelter, 10 Leeds Road, Huddersfield | 1890 | | Fallen girl who are transferred to penitentiaries, | 2 | no limit |
| Training Home, The Woodlands, Deighton, Huddersfield | by 1890 | | Women after first fall. Local cases free; others 3s. 6d. a week. | 15 | |
| Keighley Shelter Home, Scott Street, Keighley | 1906 | | All classes; temporarily; free from district | 4 | 12-15 |
| St Faith's Rescue and Maternity Home, 126 Chapeltown Road, Leeds | by 1915 | | First cases only. | 9 | |
| Leeds Hope Hospital, 126 Chapeltown Road, Leeds | 1919 | | Venereal cases, both maternity and otherwise. Yorks. cases free; others 5s. a day. | 17m/10b | under 30 |
| Guardian Society Asylum and General Penitentiary, 14 St James' Street, Leeds | 1821 | | Free, or £5 when cases transferred from other institutions. | 42 | 14-30 |
| Leeds Rescue Home, 18 Brunswick Street, Leeds | 1893 | | Fallen women remain two or three weeks and are passed on to long Homes if likely to do well. | 8 | under 30 |
| St Margaret's Home, 18 Clarendon Road, Leeds | c.1917 | by 1951 | First maternity cases; 10s. 6d. | | |
| St Faith's Home, 18 Moorland Road, Leeds | 1893 | | Fallen and friendless women; temporarily. | 10 | under 30 |
| St Margaret's Home, 18 Mount Preston, Leeds | 1912 | c.1917 | Unmarried mothers and their babies. | | |
| St Faith's Recue Home, 20-21 Brunswick Place, Leeds | 1893 | | Fallen and friendless women; temporarily. | 10 | under 30 |
| St Faith's Maternity Home, 22 Brunswick Place, Leeds | 1910 | | First maternity cases; 5s. and £2 2s. expenses. | 9 | under 30 |
| Leeds 'Bethcar' Home, 28 Finsbury Road, Lodge Street, Woodhouse lane, Leeds | by 1912 | | First maternity cases only, prepayment of £5 (being eight weeks' maintenance and doctor's fee, etc.). | 6 | under 25 |
| Leeds 'Bethcar' Home, 40 Sunnybank Terrace, Leeds | 1886 | | First maternity cases only, prepayment of £5 (being eight weeks' maintenance, and doctor's fee, etc.). | 6 | no limit |
| St Faith's Maternity Home, 63 Clarendon Road, Leeds | by 1920 | | First maternity cases; 7s. 6d. and £2 2s. expenses. | 22 | under 30 |
| Leeds Free Church Home, Bethany House, Claypit Lane, Leeds | 1904 | | Friendless and fallen women; temporarily; also those on probation. | 18 | under 30 |
| Leeds Free Church Council Rescue Home, Brunswick House, 3 Wesley Street, Leeds | by 1920 | | Friendless and fallen women; temporarily. | 14 | under 30 |
| Salvation Army Home, Spring Grove House, Alexandra Road, Leeds | 1909 | | Girls and women in distress. | 28m/26 babies | |
| The Haven of St Giles, 1 Linden Terrace, Pontefract | by 1930 | | Rescue and preventive cases; temporarily. | 7 | under 25 |
| The Haven of St Giles, Southgate, Pontefract | 1915 | | Friendless women and girls; temporarily. | 6 | no limit |
| Ripon Refuge, 6 Claremont Road, Ripon | 1927 | by 1953 | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 4m/2b | no limit |
| Ripon Refuge, 6 Skell Bank, Ripon | 1899 | | Friendless and fallen women; 3s. 6d., when possible. | 7 | no limit |
| Sheffield House of Help and Mission registry, 1, later 17, Paradise Square, Sheffield | 1886 | | Young women of Sheffield, needing temporary help; free. | 18 | under 30 |
| St Agatha's Hostel, 148 Burngreave Road, Pitsmoor, Sheffield | by 1935 | | | 6 | under 25 |
| Sheffield Female Refuge, 287 Western Bank, Sheffield | 1858 | c.1919 | Fallen women of Sheffield; free. Others by arrangement. Remain two years (longer if necessary). | 20 | 15-25 |
| Sheffield House of Help, 346 Glossop Road, Sheffield | by 1949 | | Young women of Sheffield, needing temporary help; free. | x | |
| St Agatha's Hostel, 92 Andover Street, Sheffield | 1925 | | All classes; temporarily. | 6 | under 25 |
| Corbridge Memorial Home, Kingsley House, 185 Woodside Lane, Pitsmoor, Sheffield | 1891 | | Friendless and homeless girls, servants out of situations, girls with unsuitable homes, and orphans | 12 | no limit |
| Salvation Army Home, Newstead, 29 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield | 1915 | | Girls and women in distress. | 25 | no limit |
| Sheffield Rescue and Evangelization Mission, The Haven, 27-29 Havelock Street, Sheffield | 1891 | | Inebriates, first offenders and destitute women | 46 | no limit |
| Salvation Army Home, Wincobank Hall, Sheffield | by 1912 | 1915 | Girls and women in distress. | 39 | no limit |
| Ladies' Association Home, 25 Tavora Street, Pinderfields, Wakefield | 1892 | | Friendless and destitute girls of lost or doubtful character; temporarily. | 4 | no limit |
| House of Mercy, Dovecote Lane, Horbury, Wakefield | 1858 | | Fallen women who have not been in other Homes. Must remain two years. Entrance fee £5, if possible. | 60 | 15-25 |
