Hello,
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone. A good result for my first venture with yourselves. I have just been on the web looking for more info and it looks as if Hope Lodge is now known as Magdelen Court and is sought after apartments, How things change but a least I will get to see the premises. Strange to think that when I was a teenager I lived in Portland Road not a million miles away. But then I had no knowledge of Hope lodge!!
Hi Ray! don't visit very often so only just read this. Is this just directed to Heather or can you help generally with hope lodge?call me on 07956-261696
I'm not sure what I'm doing here but .......here goes! I am searching for my Grandmother who may have been in a home but I don't know where. I do have an autograph book dated 1930-1934 with names in and lovely verses, some of a religious sentiment, names are Mrs J. Wallen, A. Wheatly, E. Taylor, D. Stanmore and others. I wonder if you know if these are staff of the Hope Lodge home? Sorry to trouble you. Kind regards, Chinch.Hello could you give me a ring regarding hope lodge
on 07956 261696
ray wilkes
Hi there.
Can't help you with photographs, but my mother was adopted from there in 1945. I have her original adoptioncertificate, with matron's departure report!. My mother passed away in 1985, and I have for many years been thinking about trying to find some information on her maternal mother, as I do have her name. Do you know where any records are kept?
The are step by step instructions for uploading photos in link below ...Hi Sylvia we live about 3 miles from Holy Lodge. I have a really old photo of the building and would love to post it. Are you on Facebook.?
Hello All. I am interested in locating any records or information about Hope Lodge in the late 1940s. I was born Nancy Jones at the Dudley Road hospital 8 December 1948. My mother and I were then sent to Hope Lodge. I was adopted from there in March 1949. I've since reunited with my birth mother and she told me a bit about her time at the home. I would love to find any photos of that time period. I'm curious to know how many babies there were at the time I was a resident, how many staff members, what it was like, etc. If anyone knows anything I would be very grateful. A previous post mentioned the Fostering services at Tamebridge and I will try there. I have been to the Birmingham library, but as was said earlier, they have few public records and any private ones (I believe there are daily reports and other records) are closed for 100 years. I'm not sure if that is 100 years from the date it opened, or 100 years from the date of the baby's birthday! I would dearly love to know what the first three months of my life were like! Thank you, Sylvia