Shirley Residential School, 121 Wickham Road, Croydon: a cookery demonstration for staff
Shirley Residential School, 121 Wickham Road, Croydon: a cookery demonstration for staff
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Record No
203412
Title
Shirley Residential School, 121 Wickham Road, Croydon: a cookery demonstration for staff
Description
Shirley Residential School, later known as Shirley Oaks, opened in 1904. It accommodated 370 children, aged 2 to 15 years old. It was built in the cottage homes model, where children were looked after in family sized group homes run by house parents. The site consisted of 38 cottages, which were named after trees and bushes, there was also a school, staff accommodation, a porter’s lodge, laundry block, workshops, “the stores” (a shop), swimming baths and infirmary. It operated like a self-contained village. The London County Council (L.C.C.) ran the home from 1930 until 1965 and then it was taken over by Lambeth Council. The school closed in 1983 and today most of the buildings have been demolished.
Date of execution
1937
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Notes
22.3 SHI
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_02_0414_B5717
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