Children's homes in Morpeth

[madmurph]

Can anyone tell me how to find information on morpeth children's homes I know there were a few
Alison

[nanny jan]

Hi,

County archives might be able to help:

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1665



Nanny Jan

[Gen List Lass]

For what date? For boys or girls? Orphans or for children in care?

More details would help.....


Gen in NBL England

[madmurph]

Anything at all, names of homes, care or orphanages just curious about some old buildings
Alison

[stanmapstone]

If you know the location of the old buildings you could look at old maps of Morpeth on http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html and http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Morpeth_C14.htm

Stan

[madmurph]

Would really like to know anyone who worked or stayed in any of the homes during the 70's I had a few friends who came from some of the homes in morpeth
Alison

[corpust]

There was an Approved School  for boys near Morpeth,at Longhirst,certainly in the `60s.I don`t know when it closed or what became of it.Does that help?

[madmurph]

Longhirst hall is now a very nice hotel, can't find any history on it , but I did know it was a naughty boys school
Alison

[stanmapstone]

Shortly after the end of WW2 Longhurst Hall was acquired by the Home Office and converted into an Approved School. Approved Schools were brought to an end due to the 1969 Children's and Young Persons Act. Longhurst Hall became a Community Home with Education in 1973, and closed in 1982.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0tn1/

Stan