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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #9 on: Monday 29 August 16 19:18 BST (UK) »
That's great news M that we have the right home...we just need to find a photo for you now.
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Maybe if you contact the Archivist in this link, you might get lucky.

http://www.sistersofnazareth.com/global/meet-the-archivists

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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 30 August 16 14:13 BST (UK) »
Nazareth House was damaged and demolished during the war, and a new Home was built in about 1970, so you would need a photograph of the new Home. Don't know what they called it though, but Southampton City Archives would know. If you were adopted you can get more details from the adoption society.
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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 19 February 17 20:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi Mankins
The place your looking for is
Nazareth House
Hill Lane
Southampton

I believe it's a nursing home now I had my daughter there in the 70s

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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 06 July 17 16:29 BST (UK) »
Hi, I think you may be looking for Nazareth House,which was in Hill Lane. In the Polygon area of Southampton.It was / is a home run by Catholic nuns.Im not sure if it is still being used.It was a home for unmarried mothers It was used up untill the  1980, I moved away from that area in the 1980s. I am sure if you search Hampshire Website there will be a picture on there.
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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 06 July 17 16:54 BST (UK) »
If you do an open search for Nazareth House you will find a lot of information on N/H, there is one part where you can do a search for births.
  No pics of the new N/H only the old house. I am sure you will find some information on one of sites. Good luck with your search.
Jones.  Kidwelly, Wales
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White. Hampshire
Sutton. Kent

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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 06 July 17 16:56 BST (UK) »
It appears the Mother & Baby Home closed 1985 and the property sold to developers. It is now Hampton Lodge nursing and dementia care home and Hebron Court apartments. The post code is SO155We if you want to look on Google Maps.
If you want help in locating a photograph could I suggest you try 'Southampton Memories People & Places' page on Facebook, perhaps someone could point you in the right direction.

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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #15 on: Friday 20 October 17 20:22 BST (UK) »
http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/SouthamptonNH/
Have a look @ this page ... Hope it helps X

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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #16 on: Saturday 16 June 18 17:25 BST (UK) »
Was looked after by the nuns at Nazareth House as I was pregnant and homeless. My daughter was born 45 years ago yesterday. I remember my stay there as happy, like a big family. The nuns were strict but fair. I can still make a bed with military precision as they taught me!

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Re: Mother and baby home run by nuns in Southampton during the 70s
« Reply #17 on: Saturday 16 June 18 20:27 BST (UK) »
It's good to hear that your experience at Nazareth House was good.  You hear so many horrible stories.
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