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Langthorpe Villa, Boroughbridge, West Riding of Yorkshire

Barnardo's Langthorpe Villa hostel for girls was opened in 1946 on Skelton Road, Boroughbridge.

Langthorpe Villa, Boroughbridge, 2013. © Peter Higginbotham

The home closed in 1963. The property is now a private residence.

Records

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Bibliography

  • Barnardo, Syrie Louise, and Marchant, James Memoirs of the Late Dr Barnardo (Hodder & Stoughton, 1907)
  • Batt, J.H. Dr. Barnardo: The Foster-Father of "Nobody's Children" (S.W. Partridge, 1904)
  • Bready, J. Wesley Doctor Barnardo (Allen & Unwin, 1930)
  • Higginbotham, Peter Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young (2017, Pen & Sword)
  • Rose, June For the Sake of the Children: Inside Dr. Barnardo's: 120 years of caring for children (Hodder & Stoughton, 1987)
  • Wagner, Gillian Barnardo (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1979)