Beckett Denison Home For Girls, Doncaster

We do not know much about this home as it was only open for four years and infrequently mentioned in our records. We do know that in 1901 a school of industry for girls in French Gate, Doncaster was taken over by the Society. It housed on average twenty children, aged 7-14. Miss Beckett-Denison formally managed this school and although giving up its administration she still took an active interest in its welfare until it closed.

The old building was not ideal for long-term residence, and the Society purchased a new home in 1905, for the handsome sum of £2,250. The girls moved to their new house (Old Hall in nearby Balby) later in the year, and the Home became known as