St Joseph's hostel Princip street 1960s

[JMcD76]

Going through my mother's papers as she recently passed away, found a letter addressed to her at St Joseph's Hostel in Princip Street in 1965/1966
Also letters from the nuns after she married and moved to Ireland, they stayed in touch a number of years.
I know she met my late father in Birmingham and got married in St Chad's in March 1966 but don't know how she would have come to be in the hostel as she was from the North East of England.
There is little information other than it was ran by the Sisters of Charity of St Paul.
Any information appreciated.

 

[mikejee]

Here is a little about it from the Birmingham Post in 1940

 

[JMcD76]

This is wonderful, thanks

 

[Astoness]

Here is a little about it from the Birmingham Post in 1940

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mike would you know what number the hostel was please

lyn

 

[JMcD76]

It was 33 Princip Street

 

[Astoness]

It was 33 Princip Street

thanks i thought it was as its now called waterside house and they help the homeless

lyn

 

[JMcD76]

Yes I saw that online. She left Birmingham in 1969 but the nuns were still writing to her in 1971 but their address then was StJohns on Gravelly Street

 

[Sheldonian 1970s]

my mom lived at the hostel in the 1960's - Janet Layton. She has fond memories of the hostel and the nuns

 

[brummy-lad]

A view from 1951, very little change in the building in the past 72 years except that the chimneys have all been removed.

 

[Sheldonian 1970s]

A view from 1951, very little change in the building in the past 72 years except that the chimneys have all been removed.

Thanks for that!

 

[Janet Hunt]

There is a small section on this link about Sisters of Charity St Vincent de Paul:

Religious History: Religious Houses | British History Online

www.british-history.ac.uk

 

[Janet Hunt]

Going through my mother's papers as she recently passed away, found a letter addressed to her at St Joseph's Hostel in Princip Street in 1968/9
Also letters from the nuns after she married and moved to Ireland, they stayed in touch a number of years.
I know she met my late father in Birmingham and got married in St Chad's in March 1969 but don't know how she would have come to be in the hostel as she was from the North East of England.
There is little information other than it was ran by the Sisters of Charity of St Paul.
Any information appreciated.

Wondered if your Mum would have met Sister Adrian from this article from 1971?

 

[JMcD76]

I've just edited my first post, realised my dates were a little out, it was 1966 she left there when she got married. The nuns that wrote to her were Sister Agnes and Anthony

 

[JMcD76]

my mom lived at the hostel in the 1960's - Janet Layton. She has fond memories of the hostel and the nuns

My mum was there until 1966, her name was Maureen Thompson

 

[christine a welch]

Here is a little about it from the Birmingham Post in 1940

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[christine a welch]

My mum in 1953 approx princip street st josephs. Im looking for any information i can find on the hostel