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Holy Child Nursery, Chislehurst, Kent

The Holy Child Residential Nursery for Roman Catholic children was opened in 1949 by the Southwark Catholic Children's Society. The large house, prviously known as Storth Oaks, stood on Walden Road, Chislehurst, and cost the Society £30,000. The premises could accommodate up to 30 children, aged 0-7 at their date of admission.

The nursery site is shown on the 1950s map below.

Holy Child Nursery site, Chislehurst, 1950s.

Holy Child Nursery, Chislehurst, Kent, 1950s.

The nursery closed in 1982. The building no longer exists. The houses of Selby Road and a nursing home now occupy the site.

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