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Hackney London Borough Council Homes

Children's establishments run at some time in their history by Hackney London Borough Council.


 

Essex

  • Randall House, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • Serota House, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • Katrine House, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • Windermere House, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • Thames Flat, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • Windrush Flat, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • Kennet Flat, Hutton Poplars, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood
  • High Elms, 55 Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill
  • The Gables Residential Nursery, 74 The Plain, Epping
  • Hutton Poplars Residential Nursery, Rayleigh Road, Hutton*
  • Hutton Poplars School, Rayleigh Road, Hutton*†
  • Red Lodge, 59 Alderton Hill, Loughton
  • Limber Residential Nursery, Church lane, Loughton
  • 54/56 Humber Avenue, South Ockendon
  • 55/57 Gatehope Drive, South Ockendon
  • 57/59 Humber Avenue, South Ockendon
  • 46 The Drive, South Woodford
  • 43 Durley Road, Stamford Hill
  • 26 Snakes Lane, Woodford Green
  • Oakfield, 7 Sunset Avenue, Woodford Green

London (E/EC Postal Areas)

  • 3 The Ridgeway, Chingford E3
  • 110 Daubeney Road, Hackney E5
  • Hedgers Grove, 255 Cassland Road, Hackney E9
  • 4 Kingsmead Way, Hackney E9
  • Girls' Hostel, 4 Oswald Street, Hackney E5
  • Reception Centre, Trobridge House, Trowbridge Road, Hackney E9
  • Montague House, Felstead Sreet, Homerton E9
  • Boys' Hostel, 100 Shepherdess Walk, Islington N1
  • Lee House, 6 Rectory Road, Stoke Newington N16
  • Linden House Residential Nursery, 86/92 Rectory Road, Stoke Newington N16

* indicates link to pages on www.workhouses.org.uk.
† indicates homes at some time also run by a county council.

Records

The involvement of local authorities in the running of children's homes dates from 1930, when they took over the running of the poor relief system previously administered by Boards of Guardians. Surviving records for council-run children's homes may be held in each council's own internal archives. Prior to 1991, however, when a legal requirement was introduced for councils to retain records of children leaving their care, the survival of such records is very variable. Contact details for local authorities in the UK can be found on the website of the Care Leavers Association (CLA). The CLA also provides guidance on accessing childhood care files, which are normally only open to the individuals they relate to.

Locating local authority records has been complicated by the various local government reorganizations that have taken place in recent times, such as the abolition of the London County Council in 1965, and the major nationwide restructuring in 1974 in which many administrative areas were created, amended or eliminated.

Older records may sometimes be placed with the relevant county or borough record office. Many of these repositories have online catalogues of their holdings and also contribute to the National Archives' Discovery database. Note that records containing personal data usually have access closed for a period of fifty years or more.

Older material relating to Hackney Council homes may exist at:

Some records relating to council-run homes, for example inspection reports (though not resident lists etc.), are held by The National Archives (TNA). A closure period may apply to these records.

Bibliography

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