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HI JOHN
There as been a site on here previously but sadly it was hacked by theives and hackers; so disapointing for you as you could have learnt more because the guys whom was there in his period was on ; i doubtnow whether or not they are still around but i truly beleive an old friend of his was a lad called goldie ;
a blond haird lad from ladywood i can tell you his proper name by email as he his still alive and lives in king standing and he at one timedid refer to his name nockie ;but if you never seen the last thread on this school it was like a prison with a big lights attached to the walls and and this las whom was a real guy always escaped and climbed the wall with another ladnamed toddy ;also alot of the teachers was eventualy years down the line was and have been arrested for there like the wordabuse towards the kids [ sexualy asaults ] and now in prison today ] so you may find afew of these guys will not speak about the place today;
they was apprended by the police whom set up an operation called flight after a kid whom was oin a place called tymawr in south wales many years ago in the seventys whom was assaulted there it was a world wide investigation which took them to america to see guys whom was at this school and whom are now
ageing men some kids whom was at this school in wales turned out good and became famous i can tell you but i cannot disclose there names on the thread for obvisious reasons [ legal ]
gudrun; i see you say that mosely rd as openend up or is turned into flats ; i see last nights news that the council as closed yet two more homes
for the same reason why mosely rd was closed down and they are planning further more if they imployed the proper people they would never have the problems with the kids the kids of today are of a differentbreed of yster years ; i personaly think what is your view on this
best wishes and have your self a merry christmas and a happy new year ;; Astonian;
There as been a site on here previously but sadly it was hacked by theives and hackers; so disapointing for you as you could have learnt more because the guys whom was there in his period was on ; i doubtnow whether or not they are still around but i truly beleive an old friend of his was a lad called goldie ;
a blond haird lad from ladywood i can tell you his proper name by email as he his still alive and lives in king standing and he at one timedid refer to his name nockie ;but if you never seen the last thread on this school it was like a prison with a big lights attached to the walls and and this las whom was a real guy always escaped and climbed the wall with another ladnamed toddy ;also alot of the teachers was eventualy years down the line was and have been arrested for there like the wordabuse towards the kids [ sexualy asaults ] and now in prison today ] so you may find afew of these guys will not speak about the place today;
they was apprended by the police whom set up an operation called flight after a kid whom was oin a place called tymawr in south wales many years ago in the seventys whom was assaulted there it was a world wide investigation which took them to america to see guys whom was at this school and whom are now
ageing men some kids whom was at this school in wales turned out good and became famous i can tell you but i cannot disclose there names on the thread for obvisious reasons [ legal ]
gudrun; i see you say that mosely rd as openend up or is turned into flats ; i see last nights news that the council as closed yet two more homes
for the same reason why mosely rd was closed down and they are planning further more if they imployed the proper people they would never have the problems with the kids the kids of today are of a differentbreed of yster years ; i personaly think what is your view on this
best wishes and have your self a merry christmas and a happy new year ;; Astonian;
Brookfields Lad
master brummie
Here's a link to the history of Tennal. You may find it useful.
https://www.search.connectinghistor...direction=1&pointer=1294&text=0&resource=1666
Kenny Khan
New Member
Has anybody got any information on Pype Hayes Hall Children's Home from Oct 1958 up until 1964 please. My siblings and I were placed there during these years The couple that ran the home were Matron Joan Carlisle her husband Superintendent Norman Carlisle, I also recall some names of the staff there; Jeannie Booton, Norma Colbeck, Doris Gray (Nurses), Isabell & Enid (cooks) The reason I am requesting this is because I have been commissioned to write an autobiography, so all relevant details would be greatly appreciated. In addition, I just wish to add that I was a pupil at Paget Road Juniors. My classmates were David Martin, Dennis Blewitt, Brian Inks, Phillip 'Pipa' Jones, Christine Edwards and Pauline Ford to name but a few. My Teachers were Mr Harvey, Mr Marsh, Mr Williams and the headmistress was a wonderful lady called Miss Woodbine I ran away from Pype Hayes Hall in the summer of 1963 with the help of some of my school friends and my siblings left in 1964. All information will be greatly appreciated, thankyou. Kenny.
paul stacey
master brummie
Was or is there a children's home in Kiddiminster?, I remember a lad from our school going it was a sort of remand home I think.
paul stacey
master brummie
Thanks Alan, I think it was "Mosley Hall", approved school. paul
ColinB
gone but not forgotten
Paul, In the 50's, Moseley Hall was a children's hospital, still there today it become a geriatric hospital in 1967.
See my website MOSELEY HALL HOSPITAL
Colin
See my website MOSELEY HALL HOSPITAL
Colin
paul stacey
master brummie
Thanks Colin, very interesting information.paul
HI COLIN
Many thanks for that confromation as i thought it was because apparently my wife was in there when she was a child
i have said previuosly mosely rd but i forgot forhill house could have been the next choice as one as just put but if i read it correctly said a anprove school
which could widen the options of choice for the aprove schooling what do you think ?.well for a start he would have gone to a place in kingswood bristo for accessing before a decision was made where to put him ; meaning where to send him eiher come back to brum or send him up country as some kids was
especialy to south wales monmouthshire abergavenny or newport as i can tell you that like alot of kids from aston and hockley was snt there
and some kids from ladywood would come ack to brum and end up the rougest of tennal harbourne birmingham
i coud tell you more but under the regulations and privacy act i cannot say more than that but also there was two on the bristol rd for girls
best wishes to you and paul ; Astonian;; Alan;;
Many thanks for that confromation as i thought it was because apparently my wife was in there when she was a child
i have said previuosly mosely rd but i forgot forhill house could have been the next choice as one as just put but if i read it correctly said a anprove school
which could widen the options of choice for the aprove schooling what do you think ?.well for a start he would have gone to a place in kingswood bristo for accessing before a decision was made where to put him ; meaning where to send him eiher come back to brum or send him up country as some kids was
especialy to south wales monmouthshire abergavenny or newport as i can tell you that like alot of kids from aston and hockley was snt there
and some kids from ladywood would come ack to brum and end up the rougest of tennal harbourne birmingham
i coud tell you more but under the regulations and privacy act i cannot say more than that but also there was two on the bristol rd for girls
best wishes to you and paul ; Astonian;; Alan;;
paul stacey
master brummie
Forehill house, "That's it Alan", thanks, for your unlimited knowledge about my time scale Birmingham. paul
hi paul
forhill house was a remand centre and they would be sent there any think from one week to three or four weeks remand
before being taken back to the juvenile courts and if they decided to give the person probation or send them to an approve school
they would be sent back to the centre and await for a postion at a plac called kingswood clasifying school they could be there for about six weeks befor being transfered to ever they would be going to be sent some would come back to birmingham and some would like i said up country such a place called tymawr
just out side abergavenny a village called gilwern just short of brynmawr alot of kids from brum was sent there
but some came back to brum to tennal and st johns erdington but as you know with the child abuse going on most of these homes was ivestigated as we all know
and alot of them have now closed down and justice as been done but hen youthn about in those days peoles atitude was different just like the borstal years early
but peole in punishment so no one cared but to be honest as well paul not all kids was there for theiving some for truant and some whom lost there fathers
whom had to be housed with the bad boys best wishes astonian;;
forhill house was a remand centre and they would be sent there any think from one week to three or four weeks remand
before being taken back to the juvenile courts and if they decided to give the person probation or send them to an approve school
they would be sent back to the centre and await for a postion at a plac called kingswood clasifying school they could be there for about six weeks befor being transfered to ever they would be going to be sent some would come back to birmingham and some would like i said up country such a place called tymawr
just out side abergavenny a village called gilwern just short of brynmawr alot of kids from brum was sent there
but some came back to brum to tennal and st johns erdington but as you know with the child abuse going on most of these homes was ivestigated as we all know
and alot of them have now closed down and justice as been done but hen youthn about in those days peoles atitude was different just like the borstal years early
but peole in punishment so no one cared but to be honest as well paul not all kids was there for theiving some for truant and some whom lost there fathers
whom had to be housed with the bad boys best wishes astonian;;
Brookfields Lad
master brummie
Here's a link that gives you lots of information about all of the Birmingham Children's Homes.
https://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=328
https://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=328
HI BOB ;
Many thanks for your input on this thread regarding the homes of birmingham especaly church lane; because my mother and aunt edith whom was my fathers sister from prk street aston use to work at that one for years ; i just wonder now just how many of these home excist today in brum have you any idea
I am sure this will be good for paul to read and ctch up n his research and may be other memberswill be intrested best wishes astonan alan;;
Many thanks for your input on this thread regarding the homes of birmingham especaly church lane; because my mother and aunt edith whom was my fathers sister from prk street aston use to work at that one for years ; i just wonder now just how many of these home excist today in brum have you any idea
I am sure this will be good for paul to read and ctch up n his research and may be other memberswill be intrested best wishes astonan alan;;
Brookfields Lad
master brummie
[h=5]Birmingham City Council has 20 Children's Homes that work with children and young people.[/h]In addition, there are six Children's Homes for children with disabilities and one home known that is a Community Home with Education (CH(E)).
There is more info about present day children's home on the Birmingham.gov website.
chrissyboop
New Member
Hello, I am searching for Mary Teresa (TESSA) Johnson who was in the cottage homes in the 1950's
chrissyboop
New Member
Many thanks josietrue x
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BernardR
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Note: Two recent posts regarding Athelstan House have been moved to the Athelstan House thread.
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bikerboy70
New Member
Hi I'm a newbie here so bear with me if I do anything wrong.
I was resident at Erdington Cottage homes, (1944 (ish) to 1952) in the first home on the right (Sunnyside house if I remember correctly).
The abiding memories are of the kindness of the 'house mother and father' (Mr. & Mrs Hartley.... (again, if memory serves)), the brilliant Christmas parties.... (Fire brigade, police and etc....), scrumping apples (across the bridge near the railway lines), watching parachutists' jumping out of a tethered barrage balloon, having my trousers pulled down in front of the class and my bottom being spanked and being made to chew a huge piece of gristle before being forced to swallow it.... (not sure what I might have done wrong there... (Oh, and that was not the Hartley's either... different house))
Not sure if I may have been a bit of a simpleton but I don't recall it being a bad experience, other than peering through the railings on a Sunday to see if my mum was going to show up- oh, and the smacked bottom and gristle eating episodes...
Names I remember are A young lad called Deakin (might have had his brother with him), my best mate Johnnie Akim (probably lost something in the spelling there... he was asian I think)... and causing some changes in the 'house rules' when I was caught with a young girl, and remember that we were both children of around six or so, checking our differences.... (in a totally innocent way)..... We were not actually told off but it was made quite clear that this was pretty much not the correct protocol....
I did have my picture taken for the Birmingham Mail once, sitting with Mrs Hartley and my favourite-est book ever- 'My Animal Picture Book'. (They don't write em like that any more). Poor old Johnie was supposed to be sitting in on the photo but was off with one or other of the usual 'near fatal' illnesses that pervaded the lives of children of our age... (Happily, he did survive...)
(I'll have a stab at posting that piccie...when I can find it)
I was resident at Erdington Cottage homes, (1944 (ish) to 1952) in the first home on the right (Sunnyside house if I remember correctly).
The abiding memories are of the kindness of the 'house mother and father' (Mr. & Mrs Hartley.... (again, if memory serves)), the brilliant Christmas parties.... (Fire brigade, police and etc....), scrumping apples (across the bridge near the railway lines), watching parachutists' jumping out of a tethered barrage balloon, having my trousers pulled down in front of the class and my bottom being spanked and being made to chew a huge piece of gristle before being forced to swallow it.... (not sure what I might have done wrong there... (Oh, and that was not the Hartley's either... different house))
Not sure if I may have been a bit of a simpleton but I don't recall it being a bad experience, other than peering through the railings on a Sunday to see if my mum was going to show up- oh, and the smacked bottom and gristle eating episodes...
Names I remember are A young lad called Deakin (might have had his brother with him), my best mate Johnnie Akim (probably lost something in the spelling there... he was asian I think)... and causing some changes in the 'house rules' when I was caught with a young girl, and remember that we were both children of around six or so, checking our differences.... (in a totally innocent way)..... We were not actually told off but it was made quite clear that this was pretty much not the correct protocol....
I did have my picture taken for the Birmingham Mail once, sitting with Mrs Hartley and my favourite-est book ever- 'My Animal Picture Book'. (They don't write em like that any more). Poor old Johnie was supposed to be sitting in on the photo but was off with one or other of the usual 'near fatal' illnesses that pervaded the lives of children of our age... (Happily, he did survive...)
(I'll have a stab at posting that piccie...when I can find it)
Smudger
master brummie
Hi Bikerboy70. Far from being a simpleton as you possibly describe yourself, you paint a very illuminating picture of your experiences in the homes. It seems to have been a happy place for you & i`m glad it didn`t scar you. I had a army mate who was in the cottage homes, not sure when he was there though. His name was Stan Bowes. Keep smiling.
norfolk brummie
gone but not forgotten
In 1942, when our mother was admitted to hospital, and our father was away in the army, my sister and I were sent to Erdington Cottage Homes for around a month. Because our mother had Scarlet Fever, initially we were confined to a room in the large administration area at the end of drive. We saw no one except the staff that brought us our meals.
Then we were separated. Myself to a house of boys and my sister to a house of girls. The house that I was placed in was on the right hand side of the drive. I recall sitting on the bank of the playing field watching some sports, but most of all, I shall never forget the Sunday morning church service when my sister suddenly saw me, and waved. The response from her teacher/carer, whoever the idiot was, was a firm solid slap around the head.
I also recall lying in bed at night, and talking/listening to stories from those boys around me, who had far less family than I had.
We were so glad to get out of that place, and back to civilisation. It left me with an indelible memory of how lucky my sister and I actually were. Eddie
Then we were separated. Myself to a house of boys and my sister to a house of girls. The house that I was placed in was on the right hand side of the drive. I recall sitting on the bank of the playing field watching some sports, but most of all, I shall never forget the Sunday morning church service when my sister suddenly saw me, and waved. The response from her teacher/carer, whoever the idiot was, was a firm solid slap around the head.
I also recall lying in bed at night, and talking/listening to stories from those boys around me, who had far less family than I had.
We were so glad to get out of that place, and back to civilisation. It left me with an indelible memory of how lucky my sister and I actually were. Eddie
Jeavons93CliftonRD
Brummie babby
Does anyone remember Bert and Tony Jeavons who were at Masons orphanage from approx 1942 to 1950?? Bert was around 5yrs old then and Tony was about 3. They lived in the orphanage but went to Yenton school..
Hello I'm a newbie. I don't no much about my dads history his parents names I never like to ask those questions as he was at shenley fields most of his young and teenage life through the war, he was born 1937 his name is Eric Luke if anyone out there knows that name id be so great full to see pictures or hear stories of friends. I await in excitement for a reply
My husband was in Erdington Cottage Homes from (approx.) 1953 - 1960, aged about 4 - 11, in No. 9, which was adjacent to the clock tower. He says the houses didn't have names in his day - or he can't remember - but from what I've read it was Appledore. He would like to know whether anyone remembers 'Auntie Moseley', who according to my husband scared everyone to death !! She was a helper, not the housemother. He says he was often locked in a bedroom on his own for some misdemeanor or other and says that they would not even let him out to go to the toilet. When the inevitable accident occurred he would be punished again. He considers himself to have been mentally [not sexually] abused. He considers his time spent in Erdington Cottage Homes to be a period of sadness and cruelty. He applied for his file a while ago but was told that it had been destroyed. After Erdington, he was moved at age 11 to a kids home in Grantham, Lincs. where he was very well treated.
The sister I am searching for was in Shenley Fields all through the 1950s.
Do you remember a house parent with the name Blackmore please?
Many thanks Rosy
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