St Pancras Female Orphanage
History
The orphanage was established to care for female orphans in the local area in 1776. It was located in Hampstead Road where the foundation stone for premises completely rebuilt to a design by E. W. Hudson was laid by Lord Southampton on 28 January 1904.
After the trustees of the orphanage vacated the building, the former orphanage was acquired by the National Temperance Hospital for use as an annex in 1945. The ground floor was subsequently converted for medical use. Following the closure of the National Temperance Hospital in 1990, the former orphanage became the home of the Margarete Centre which provides support to sufferers of substance abuse.
The archives of the orphanage are now held at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution.
References
- ^ "St Pancras Female Orphanage and Charity School". Children's Homes. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Photocopy of agreement for the sale of the freehold premises at 108 Hampstead Road from the Trustees of the St. Pancras Female Orphanage Charity to the National Temperance Hospital". National Archives. 22 December 1945. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "File relating to the conversion of the ground floor of 108 Hampstead Road, the St. Pancras Female Orphanage". National Archives. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Grip Club Drugs Service". Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.