Brackley Home For Boys

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 fourteen new homes being opened in two years.

Brackley was a modest “cottage home” located in the countryside near Buckingham, which was capable of housing twelve boys. They were all between the ages of seven and twelve, 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.