Hidden Lives Revealed. A virtual archive - children in care 1881-1981 * Image of handwritten text

Brackley Home For Boys

No image of this Home exists in the Children's Society Archive. If you have an image of this home please let us know at hlr@childsoc.org.uk.

Brackley Home For Boys

Brackley, Northamptonshire

(1910 - 1921)

There is very little information on Brackley Home within our records, and it is only possible to sketch a brief history. It was opened in 1910, when there was a high demand for new boys' homes. It was also a time of expansion for the Waifs and Strays' Society, with 14 new homes being opened in two years.

Brackley was a modest 'cottage home' located in the countryside near Buckingham, which was capable of housing 12 boys. They were all aged 7-12 years old, and so would have attended the local school. The Honorary Secretary Mr Broughton, looked after the affairs of the Home until its closure in 1921.



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