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Am interested in old pictures of the interior of the house, esp the stained glass window on the main staircase. If any one has any please drop me a line.
Wow, very impressive response rate! I haven't inherited his green fingers, sadly! Thank you so much
probably a silly question but is hawthorn house still standing
lyn
Lisa I'd like to know this tooThanks Lyn
Has anyone on here worked or know of anyone that worked at Hawthorne House when it was a children's home?
Diane you may well have looked after me ❤Hawthorne House was once owned by Birmingham Social Services dept. and in the 1960's-70's it was used as a residential home for children 'in care' under the age of 5. There was also a building in the grounds which was used as accommodation for the Nursery Nurses. I used to work there in the early 1970's. Both buildings were wonderful examples of old buildings and it's great that the main house hasn't been demolished although I think the Nurses home went to make space for housing. Hey ho what memories! I hadn't thought about that part of my life for years! Good hunting, Di
Diane you may well have looked after me ❤
I was an orphan there with my brother and sister in 1979/1980 I am trying to find my biological family but would also love any information about the children's home. I was so young, was there from 3 months old to about 18 months old I believe. And would love to know how many children were there? if there are any staff that were working there at the time could fill in some gaps or see any pictures of what it was like inside at that time? Anything really?
what is it now ?Hawthorn House was a library when I lived in the area, there is a thread about it on the forum.
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