Haringey London Borough Council Homes

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


 

Hertfordshire

  • Bengeo House Residential Nursery, 162 Bengeo Street, Bengeo

London (N/NW Postal Areas)

  • 32 Haringey Park, Crouch End N8
  • Mountfield, 78 Shepherds Hill, Highgate N6
  • 16 Roseberry Road, Muswell Hill N10
  • 71 Fortis Green, Muswell Hill N2
  • 75 Fortis Green, Muswell Hill N2
  • Grove Lodge Assessment Home, 8 Muswell Hill, Muswell Hill N10
  • 82 Muswell Hill, Muswell Hill N10
  • 9/11 Coppetts Road, Muswell Hill N10
  • Camden House Residential Nursery, 103 Chase Road, Southgate N14
  • Tewkesbury House, 2 Pulford Road, Tottenham N15
  • Hostel for Girls, 9 Whitley Road, Tottenham N17
  • 94 The Avenue, Tottenham N17

Middlesex

  • Northaw Place, Coopers Lane, Potters Bar


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 Haringey 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.

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