Watford Orphan School and Asylum, Watford
The London Orphan Asylum was opened in 1871 originally housing 450 children. The Asylum was originally based in Clapton, east London and, after an outbreak of typhoid fever, moved to Watford for more space and a cleaner environment. The building cost £63,000 to erect and the foundation stone was laid in July 1869 by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The buildings are Grade II listed and the complex was sympathetically converted into residential apartments in the 1980s.
For genealogists and family historians: I have a complete list of every boy and girl in the Schools on 1 JUly 1932. This gives the date of birth, date of admission, number of children from the same family, father's occupation and residence at the time of the father's death. To make an enquiry please email Michael Pritchard using the contacts, left.
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Left: The London Orphan Asylum in Watford which opened in 1871; |
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Left: The London Orphan Asylum, Watford, an aerial view c1920s |
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The London Orphan Asylum, Watford, c1912. From a postcard franked 1912. |
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Above, left: The exterior of the main building on the Reeds site. This building carries the foundation and opening stones; Above right: The entrance hall to the main building; Right: The Chapel building. |
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Above and left: Views around Andrew Reed Court on the Reeds Development |
For more information on the London Orphan Asylum or London Orphan School please click on 'Contacts' , left, and email Michael Pritchard.