Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young

Peter Higginbotham

Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
2 August 2017
Pages
310
ISBN
9781526701350

Children’s Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young

Peter Higginbotham

What image does the word orphanage conjure up in your mind? A sunny scene of carefree children at play in the grounds of a large ivy-clad house? Or a forbidding grey edifice whose cowering inmates were ruled over with a rod of iron by a stern, starched matron? In Children’s Homes, Peter Higginbotham explores the history of the institutions in Britain that were used as a substitute for children’s natural homes. From the Tudor times to the present day, this fascinating book answers questions such as: Who founded and ran all these institutions? Who paid for them? Where have they all gone? And what was life like for their inmates? Illustrated throughout, Children’s Homes provides an essential, previously overlooked, account of the history of these British institutions. AUTHOR: Peter Higginbotham is an established author, best known for his work on the workhouse through six books (The Workhouse Encyclopedia, Grim Almanac of the Workhouse, Workhouse Cookbook etc.), his website workhouses.org.uk, magazine articles, and participation in TV programmes such as Who Do Think You Are? and Heir Hunters.

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