The establishments listed below are believed to have provided at least some accommodation
for unmarried mothers and their babies, during at least some of their existence.
They include maternity homes, before-and-after-confinement care homes, hostels for
pregnant working girls or working mothers, and Irish County Homes.
Homes that in their day were labelled Magdalen Homes are listed elsewhere.
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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Beechcroft, 15 Belle Walk, Moseley, Birmingham | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 18m/14b | |
Hope Lodge, 134 Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham | 1908 | | Pre- and post-maternity cases; 10 Local Poor Law cases; £1, or with baby 25s. | 16 | under 23 |
Bonner House, 172 Sellywood Road, Bournville, Birmingham | 1969 | | | | |
Woodville Mother and Baby Home, 176 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham | Jan 1943 | 1973 | Before and After Care Home. | 16m/10b | |
Day Servants' Hostel, 276 Monument Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1921 | | Working girls with first child. | 16 | 18-26 |
Lahal-Roi / The Grange, 42 Park Hill, Moseley, Birmingham | by 1956 | | Maternity Home. | 18m/12b | |
Hope Lodge, 51 Clarendon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | by 1930 | 1952 | Pre- and post-maternity cases; 10 Local Poor Law cases; £1, or with baby 25s. | 30m/30b | under 23 |
Lyncroft, 99-101 Handsworth Wood Road, Birmingham | by 1953 | | Maternity Home. | 20m/14b | |
St Faith's Shelter, Dudley Lodge, 143 Warwick Road, Coventry | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 24m/9b | under 20 |
Francis Way Mother and Baby Home, 124 Four Ashes Road, Bentley Heath, Knowle | Sep 1942 | 1976 | Maternity Home. | 25m/15b | |
Fairhaven Hostel, 76 Leam Terrace, Leamington Spa | by 1949 | | Hostel accommodation for pregnant working girls. | 11m/1b | |
Fairhaven Maternity Home, 76 Leam Terrace, Leamington Spa | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 10m/1b | |
Hamilton House, 12 Bilton Road, Rugby | by 1949 | by 1953 | | 12m/12b | |
The Limes, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home, | 18m/10b | |
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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Kidderminster Maternity Home, Greenhill Hostel, Chester Road, Kidderminster | by 1930 | | Expectant and nursing mothers with their first child; stay four months if possible; 10s. 6d. before confinement; 12s. 6d. after. | 12m/20 babies | under 25 |
Barsham House, 33 Graham Road, Malvern | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 15m/8b | |
St Catherine's House, Merick Road, Malvern Link | by 1949 | | After Care (Daily Workers) Hostel. | 18m/18b | |
St Catherine's House, Ranelagh Road, Malvern Link | by 1949 | | | | |
St Monica's Home, Malvern Link | by 1912 | | Young mothers with babies; first fall only; diocesan cases 5s.; others 6s. | 6 | under 30 |
St Catherine's, St Edward's House, West Malvern | by 1964 | | Working Mothers' Hostel. | 24m/24b | 15-18 |
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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Mother and Babies Hostel, 'The Avenue' Hospital, Westgate, Bridlington | by 1949 | by 1956 | Before and After Care Home. | 8m/8b | |
Hull Diocesan Maternity Home, Linnaeus House, 14 Linnaeus Street, Kingston upon Hull | 1915 | | First maternity cases, 7s. 6d.; extra-diocesan cases additional fee, £2 2s; remain six months. | 14 | under 25 |
Church Army Refuge, 15 Bootham Terrace, York | by 1930 | | Friendless and fallen; temporarily; payment according to circumstances. | 9m/4b | no limit |
Church Army Refuge, 31 East Mount Road, York | 1916 | | Friendless and fallen; temporarily. | 9m/4b | no limit |
Heworth Moor House, 56 Heworth Green, York | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 14m/10b | |
Name and Location | Founded/Opened | Closed/Moved | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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7 Longman Close, Barnsley | by 1964 | | Hostel for Working Pregnant Girls. | 4m/1b | |
Oakwell House, 8 Oak Avenue, Bradford | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. Hostel accommodation for pregnant working girls. | 15m/15b | |
St Monica's Home, 10-11 Belle Vue, Bradford | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 16m/8b | |
St Monica's Rescue and Maternity Home, 11 Belle Vue, Bradford | by 1920 | | Maternity cases, 6s.; local cases, free. | 21 | under 30 |
St Monica's Maternity Home, 11 Belle Vue, Bradford | by 1930 | | Young unmarried expectant mothers. | 27 | under 30 |
Salvation Army Home, Mount Cross, Broad Lane, Bramley | 1921 | | Unmarried mothers and their infants. | 20m/16b | under 27 |
St Margaret's House, 8 Balmoral Place, Halifax | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 12m/6b | under 21 |
St Margaret's House, 9 Page Street, Halifax | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | | |
St Monica's Home, 35 Regent Parade, Harrogate | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 10m/5b | under 40 |
St Katharine's Hostel, 10 King's Mill Lane, Huddersfield | 1920 | | Mothers and babies; payment according to circumstances. | 8m/6b | |
St Katherine's, 10 Kingsmill Lane, Huddersfield | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 8m/6b | |
Huddersfield Methodist Mission Mother and Baby Home, 16 Queen Street, Huddersfield | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 11m/4b | |
Wyther Hostel, Armley Ridge Road, Leeds | by 1949 | by 1961 | Before and After Care Home. | 30m/30b | |
Browning House Mother and Baby Home, 126 Chapeltown Road, Leeds | 1950 | | Before and After Care Home. | 18m/15b | |
St Faith's Rescue and Maternity Home, 126 Chapeltown Road, Leeds | by 1915 | | First cases only. | 9 | |
Leeds Hope Hospital, 126 Chapeltown Road, Leeds | 1919 | | Venereal cases, both maternity and otherwise. Yorks. cases free; others 5s. a day. | 17m/10b | under 30 |
St Margaret's Home, 18 Clarendon Road, Leeds | c.1917 | by 1951 | First maternity cases; 10s. 6d. | | |
St Margaret's Home, 18 Mount Preston, Leeds | 1912 | c.1917 | Unmarried mothers and their babies. | | |
St Faith's Maternity Home, 22 Brunswick Place, Leeds | 1910 | | First maternity cases; 5s. and £2 2s. expenses. | 9 | under 30 |
St Margaret's Home / Maternity Hospital, 29-31 Moor Road, Leeds | by 1949 | | Maternity Home. | 26m/23b | |
St Faith's Maternity Home, 63 Clarendon Road, Leeds | by 1920 | | First maternity cases; 7s. 6d. and £2 2s. expenses. | 22 | under 30 |
Salvation Army Home, Spring Grove House, Alexandra Road, Leeds | 1909 | | Girls and women in distress. | 28m/26 babies | |
The Haven, 3 Linden Terrace, Pontefract | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 10m/5b | |
Ripon Refuge, 6 Claremont Road, Ripon | 1927 | by 1953 | Shelter and Before and After Care Home. | 4m/2b | no limit |
Sheffield Corporation Mother and Baby Home, 19/21 Hucklow Road, Sheffield | by 1964 | | Before and After Care Home. | 8m/8b | |
St Agatha's Hostel, 22 Broomgrove Road, Sheffield | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 25m/12b | |
St Veronica's Home for Catholic Babies, 266 Barnsley Road, Sheffield | 1923 | 1938 | | | |
St Veronica's Home for Catholic Babies, Lydgate Lane, Crookes, Sheffield | 1938 | | | | |
York Diocesan Maternity Hostel, Sutton House, Sutton-on-Hull | by 1949 | | Before and After Care Home. | 23m/8b | |