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Ogilvie House, Manchester, Lancashire

Ogilvie House, a hostel for boys, was opened by the National Children's Home (NCH) in 1967 at 77 Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, Manchester. The hostel accommodated six teenage boys who had started work or who were in further education.

Ogilvie House, Manchester, 2013. © Peter Higginbotham

The property is now a children's day-care centre.

Records

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  • Action For Children (formerly the National Children's Home). Can provide access to their own records for individuals who were adopted through the charity or who resided in one of its homes. Help also for those searching for family history information.

Bibliography

  • Bradfield, William The Life of the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson (1913, Kelly)
  • Curnock, Nehemiah The Story of the Children's Home (C.H. Kelly, 1901)
  • Higginbotham, Peter Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young (2017, Pen & Sword)
  • Horner, Francis Shadow and Sun (Epworth Press, 1920)
  • Howard, Philip J Philip: a Strange Child (Dalkeith Publishing, 2007)
  • Philpot, Terry Action For Children (Lion, 1994)
  • Walpole, Cecil F. Golden Links (Epworth Press, 1941)

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