Children's Homes and Institutions in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Abbreviations:
AB=Northern Ireland Area Board; AS=Approved School; BC=Borough Council; BI=Borstal;
CC=County Council; CHE=Community Home; CS=Certified School; DB=Barnardo's;
DC=Detention Centre; IS=Industrial School; LA=Ladies' Association; LC=London Borough Council;
LD=List D; MB=Mothers/Babies; MH=Magdalen Home; NCH=National Children's Home;
PHm=Probation Home; PHs=Probation Hostel; PL=Poor Law Home; Rfy=Reformatory School;
SA=Salvation Army; WS=Waifs & Strays / Children's Society.
Links marked * are to pages on www.workhouses.org.uk.
- Northern Board Council Firmount Hostel, 410 Firmount Drive (Greystone), Antrim
- Manor House, Quay Road, Ballycastle (DB)
- Eastern Board Council Kincora Hostel for Working Boys, 236 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Family Group Home, 37 Ballysillan Park, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Ettaville Hostel for Girls (Working), 4 Kirkliston Drive, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Home, 446/8 Antrim Road, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Family Group Home, 45 Ballysillan Park, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Brefne Residential Nursery, 59-61 Somerton Road, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Palmerston Assessment Centre, 6 Palmerston Road, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Home, 60 North Road, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Home, 70 Bawnmore Road, Lisburn Road, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Home, 70 Fort William Park, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Terrace Hill Children's Home, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast
- Eastern Board Council Bawnmore, Whitewell Road, Belfast
- Northern Board Council Bawnmore Children's Home, White-well Road, Belfast
- Belfast Ever Open Door, 106 Holywood Road, Strandtown, Belfast (DB)
- Belfast Ever Open Door, 110 Victoria Street, Belfast (DB)
- Belfast Ever Open Door, 114 Holywood Road, Strandtown, Belfast (DB)
- Victoria Homes for Destitute Little Girls, 14 Alfred Street, Belfast
- Ulster Female Penitentiary, 14 Brunswick Street, Belfast (MH)
- Edgar Home, 14 Brunswick Street, Belfast (MH)
- Belfast Ever Open Door, 15-17 Crumlin Road, Carlisle Circus, Belfast (DB)
- Glen Alva Training Home, 19 Cliftonville Road, Belfast (SA)
- Mayflower House, 22A Cliftonville Road, Belfast
- Carraigfoyle, 230 Belmont Road, Belfast (DB)
- Belfast Midnight Mission Maternity Home, 25-27 (later 29) Malone Place, Belfast (MH/MB)
- Boys' Industrial Brigade and Home, 25-27 Malone Place, Belfast
- Balmoral Working Boys' Home, 27-29 May Street, Belfast (IS)
- Belfast Midnight Mission, 29-31 Malone Place, Belfast (MH)
- Balmoral Working Boys' Home, 3-5 Clarendon Place, Belfast (IS)
- Nazareth House, 352 Ormeau Road, Belfast
- House of Mercy, 37 Crumlin Road, Belfast (MH)
- St Patrick's Orphanage, 37 Crumlin Road, Belfast
- St Patrick's Industrial School for Roman Catholic Girls, 37 Crumlin Road, Belfast (IS/AS)
- Elim Home for Destitute Boys and Girls, 39-41 Crumlin Road, Belfast
- Hostel for Girls, 46 Ulsterville Avenue, Belfast
- Johnston Memorial School, 5 Green Road, Knock, Belfast
- St Mary's, 511 Ormeau Road, Belfast (MH)
- Scred heart Children's Home, 511 Ormeau Road, Belfast
- Marianville Home for Mothers and Babies, 511 Ormeau Road, Belfast (MB)
- Nazareth Lodge, 516 Ravenhill Road, Belfast (IS/AS)
- St Joseph's Babies' Home, 516 Ravenhill Road, Belfast
- Hopedene House Hostel, 55 Dundela Avenue, Strandtown, Belfast (MB)
- Salvation Army Home for Girls, 63 Great George Street, Belfast (SA/MH)
- Tara Lodge, 64 Wellington Park, Belfast (DB)
- Belfast Provident and Servants' Training Home, 76 Pakenham Place, Belfast
- Kennedy House, 8 Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast
- Diocesan GFS Lodge, 9 Clarence Place, Belfast
- Sacred Heart Industrial School, Abbeyville, Whiteabbey, Belfast (IS/Rfy/AS)
- Victoria Homes and Shamrock Lodge Industrial School, Ballysillan Road, Ligoniel, Belfast (IS/Rfy)
- Hampton House Industrial School, Balmoral Avenue, Belfast (IS)
- Ulster Industrial School Ship 'Gibraltar' / 'Grampian', Belfast Lough, Belfast (IS)
- Hostel for Girls, Bristol Avenue, Belfast
- Ulster Magdalene Asylum, Donegall Pass, Belfast (MH)
- Belfast Cripples' Institute, Donegall Road, Belfast
- St Patrick's Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, Donegall Street, Belfast (IS)
- Thorndale House Maternity Home, Duncairn Avenue, Antrim Road, Belfast (SA/MB)
- Thorndale House Hostel, Duncairn Avenue, Antrim Road, Belfast (SA/MB)
- Victoria Homes and Shamrock Lodge Industrial School, 'Faunoran', Station Road, Greenisland, Belfast (IS/Rfy)
- St Patrick's Training School for Boys, Glen Road, Belfast (AS)
- Glendhu Children's Home, Holywood Road, Belfast
- Johnston Memorial Home, Hopefield Avenue, Belfast
- Victoria Homes and Shamrock Lodge Industrial School, Lagan Village, Belfast (IS)
- Malone Reformatory / Training School for Protestant Boys, Lisburn Road, Belfast (Rfy/AS)
- St Patrick's Orphanage, May Street, Belfast
- St Patrick's School for Roman Catholic Boys, Milltown House, 432 Falls Road, Belfast (IS/Rfy)
- Bristow Memorial Working Boys' Home, Nettlefield House, Radnor Street, Belfast
- Jackson Hall Home, Newtownards Road, Ballymacarret, Belfast (MH)
- Whiteabbey Training School, Old Manse Road, Whiteabbey, Belfast (IS/Rfy/AS)
- Fox Lodge Industrial School, Ormeau Park, Ballynafeigh, Belfast (IS)
- Victoria Homes and Shamrock Lodge Industrial School, 'Schomberg', 306 Belmont Road, Belfast (IS)
- Belfast Ever Open Door, St George's Villa, 2 Holywood Road, Strandtown, Belfast (DB)
- Salvation Army Refuge, Thorndale, Duncairn Avenue, Antrim Road, Belfast (SA/MH)
- Salvation Army Home, Thorndale, Duncairn Avenue, Antrim Road, Belfast (SA/MH/MB)
- Salvation Army Night Shelter, Thorndale, Duncairn Avenue, Antrim Road, Belfast (SA/MH)
- Belfast Ever Open Door, Tubba Na Carrig, Belfast (DB)
- Salvation Army Home, Wellington Park House, Malone Road, Belfast (SA/MH)
- Balmoral Industrial School, West End (later Musgrave) Park, Balmoral, Belfast (IS/AS)
- Edgar Home, Whitehall, Sunnyside Road, Ormeau Road, Belfast (MH)
- Northern Board Council Knockfergus Children's Home, Ellis Street, Carrickfergus
- Northern Board Council Conway Children's Home, 23 Middle Road, Islandmagee
- Manor House Children's Home, Manor Drive, Lisburn
- Northern Board Council Family Group Home, Mournebeg Drive, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey
- Macedon, 349-351 Shore Road, Whitehouse, Newtownabbey (DB)
- Sharonmore Project, Ballyduff House, 21 Sharonmore Park, Newtownabbey (DB)
- Northern Board Council Dhu Varren Children's Home, 45 Dhu Varren, Portstewart Road, Portrush
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