You are here: Home>Archive Catalogue>Organisations/Businesses>Children's Convalescent Home>Articles relating to the Children's Convalescent Home. Articles relating to the Children's Convalescent Home.Reference number O-CCH/A Records in this SectionArticle on the Children's Convalescent HomePhotocopy of an article with photo of children and nurses in the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society Archives on the Children’s Convalescent Home. O-CCH/A/001 Date: 1910-1921Magazine article entitled The Society Takes Over a Home for Little ChildrenPhotocopy of an article and photo from the Shaftsbury Magazine detailing the Society’s taking over the home and recounting the history of the founding and development of the Children’s Convalescent Home. O-CCH/A/002 Date: 1942A cutting with photographs and a typed letter. (Page 17 of Album).The cutting has two sepia photographs of children at the home, all soldiers babies. It comments on how the children have thrived since arriving at the home in very neglected condition. The typed letter is a letter of appeal. O-CCH/A/003 Date: 1920A article entitled "Baby Week".(Page 19 of Album).The cutting is an article reviewing the events during Baby Week. It refers to Baby Week as having been organised by Burkes Cottage. O-CCH/A/004 Date: c1910Article "The Beaconsfield Children's Convalescent Home" with photograph. (Page 31 of Album).Black and white photograph of 3 girls in a pram. The article explains how Miss Hensel and Miss Meates located the new home in Beaconsfield and their search for a suitable property. It goes on to describe the development of the home and it’s opening in 1922. O-CCH/A/005 Date: 1922Cutting from Parish Magazine and photograph of Gladys Meates. (Page 38 of Album).The newspaper cutting is an obituary of Gladys Meates. The photograph describes her as being age 64 and is dated November 27th. It appears that she died in [November 1940]. O-CCH/A/006 Date: 1941Extract from The Shaftesbury Magazine and a hand written note from Edith Hensel. (Reverse of page 39 of Album).The article is from the Shaftesbury Society Quarterly Journal. It describes the take over of the Beaconsfield Convalescent Children’s Home by the Shaftesbury Society. The note is a personal comment from Miss Hensel confirming the take over on 2 May 1942. O-CCH/A/007 Date: 1942Extract from the Beaconsfield Parish Magazine and a sepia photograph of Edith Hensel. (Page 40 of Album).The article is about Miss Edith Hensel and her work at the Children’s Convalescent Home, following her death in December 1946 age 73. It describes her many talents including painting, writing and producing children’s pantomimes creating scenery and props. O-CCH/A/008 Date: 1946Page from Parish Magazine about the Children's Convalescent HomeWhite Barn the new Children’s Convalescent Home visited by Queen Mary on April 23rd 1931. White barn is the second premises for the Convalescent Home situated on Station Road bought for £4500 in 1921 Article has 4 photographs. The Barn, Queen Marys arrival, The old premises in 1913 and a photograph of ... O-CCH/A/009 Date: 1931Type written memoir of time in the Convalescent Home by Tonia ColeType written account of life in the 1940s at the Home. Written for the Beaconsfield Historical website. Includes contact details of author. O-CCH/A/010 Date: 2019 No CommentsStart the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this pageYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Browse the archiveBeaconsfield archiveCollection: Children's Convalescent HomeSection: Articles relating to the Children's Convalescent Home.Item: Article on the Children's Convalescent HomeItem: Magazine article entitled The Society Takes Over a Home for Little ChildrenItem: A cutting with photographs and a typed letter. (Page 17 of Album).Item: A article entitled "Baby Week".(Page 19 of Album).Item: Article "The Beaconsfield Children's Convalescent Home" with photograph. (Page 31 of Album).Item: Cutting from Parish Magazine and photograph of Gladys Meates. (Page 38 of Album).Item: Extract from The Shaftesbury Magazine and a hand written note from Edith Hensel. (Reverse of page 39 of Album).Item: Extract from the Beaconsfield Parish Magazine and a sepia photograph of Edith Hensel. (Page 40 of Album).Item: Page from Parish Magazine about the Children's Convalescent Home Browse by century:1st (154 pages)2nd (154 pages)3rd (166 pages)4th (169 pages)5th (179 pages)6th (172 pages)7th (179 pages)8th (181 pages)9th (197 pages)10th (225 pages)11th (327 pages)12th (421 pages)13th (714 pages)14th (801 pages)15th (921 pages)16th (1154 pages)17th (1774 pages)18th (2515 pages)19th (3687 pages)20th (12418 pages)21st (5541 pages)
No Comments
Add a comment about this page