– 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2015-12-07.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 November (HL3916) concerning the 49 closed files with children’s home” and “London” in the catalogue description
Lord Bates
Of the 49 references to ‘children’s home’ and ‘London’ in the National Archives catalogue description, some relate to open files and one to a home in London Road, Gloucester.
Once these have been discounted and allowing for homes which have more than one closed file, those children’s homes operated by London boroughs which have files identified as closed at The National Archives are as follows:
100 Balgores Lane Children’s Home Gidea Park
4 King Edwards Grove Children’s Home, Teddington
44 Princess Road Children’s Home Teddington
54 Muswell Avenue Children’s Home, Muswell Hill
68 King Edwards Grove Children’s Home, Teddington
69 Kingston Lane Children’s Home Teddington
7 The Ride Children’s Home, Brentford
74 Goshawk Gardens Children’s Home, Hayes
8/26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18
82 Muswell Avenue Children’s Home, Muswell Hill
9 Whitley Road Children’s Home, Tottenham, N17
Abbey Wood Estate Children’s Home 242 Panfield Road, London SE2
Abbeywood Estate Children’s Home 52 Chalcombe Road, London SE2
Britwell Estate Small Children’s Home, 2 Dove House Crescent, Britwell, Bucks
Britwell Estate Small Children’s Home, 270 Longfurlong Drive, Britwell, Bucks
Chevington Children’s Home, 25 Warham Road, Croydon, Surrey
Deaconbank Children’s Home, 80 Aldersbrook, Wanstead London E11
Derwent House Children’s Home, 10 Armdel Gardens, Winchmore Hill
Dr Barnardo’s Children’s Home and Mission, 8-26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18
Hoblands Children’s Home, Carlton Road, Sidcup, Kent
Langley House Children’s Home 54 East India Dock Road, London E14
St Paul’s Cray Estate Small Children’s Home. 41 Highfield Road Chislehurst, Kent
Westleigh Children’s Home 6 Dartmouth Park Avenue, London NW5
Wood Vale Children’s Home 32 Elder Road, West Norwood London SE 27
Woodlands Children’s Home 12 Charterhouse Road, Godalming, Surrey
