Mortimer House, Clifton, Bristol

[Lisajb]

It was sold again very recently, for lots of money. The selling agent said he knew what the buyer was going to do with it, but apparently it was all a bit hush hush.

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Mortimer-House-Bristol-s-finest-mansions-sells/story-28239849-detail/story.html

[Patricia Adamache]

I had my first child in Mortimer House in November 1962.

[Jayne.Elizabeth]

Hi,I worked at Mortimer house as an nursing assistant from 1994 to 1998.it was a home for adults with learning disabilities and many level of nursing needs.a wonderful place.In the 1700s it was lady mortimers home and i belive the mortimer family made their fortune from suger plantations . At the beginning of the 1900s it was a type of home for wayward boys.ww2 it was used as a hospital,unsure if this was for soldiers or civis.then Mortimer maternity hospital.when I worked there many staff were affaid of the attic room,this was a small box room on the third floor we used for storage,it was extremely spooky.one day two older ladies knocked on the door claiming to have been midwife's, they mentioned about the haunted attic room.doing hourly checks on a night shift was terrifying. 😱

[Reawel63]

Please can you tell me who ran the mother and baby home I’m looking for my sister and need to know which  Agency she was adopted through in 1965

[Reawel63]

[quote author=Please can you tell me who ran the mother and baby home I’m looking for my sister and need to know which  Agency she was adopted through in 1965

[Old Bristolian]

It was an NHS home.

[GerrardM]

I was born in Mortimer House in April 1964, my Mother was an unmarried Irish Catholic and yes it was where the church sent those women to give birth, she kept me and I lived just around the corner in Royal York Villas with my Nan and Grandad who were both from Ireland. Grandad took the toll on the Suspension Bridge during the 60s.

[Lisajb]

Hi GerrardM

Thanks for your reply. My husbands mum was of Irish descent and Catholic too.

The original intention was that my husband would have been put up for adoption, but a family member stepped in, and therefore he didn’t leave the family.

Regards
Lisa

[payne770]

Hi,
My name is Karen Payne. I was born Julie Smith in Mortimer House and was adopted in 1965 at the same time as my brother?  My father was a Raby Watson. I was born 26 Feb 65 to Janice Smith. If I am not your sister good hunting. If I am.......Blimey!

Karen Payne