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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Wednesday 15 November 17 15:05 GMT (UK)  »
To Samgil65
How lovely to get your message Sam. I was sorry to hear that Marie has died. She was good fun. You were born a little after my son Nic who was born on the 1st of March.I remember visiting her in her room when she was ‘lying in’ as they called it. We got a flat with Angela in Valley Road just off Streatham Common and all used the same Babyminder. I hope she was happy. I am now 72. I think your mum was  a little older than me but not much. Yes I remember that both she and Angela had been in relationships with Italians. It would be nice if you could trace your Dad. Never too late! I will see if I can find any photos of those days. I left the flat quite soon and went to live with my son’s father and his family. Big mistake!

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Wednesday 18 January 17 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Ladyinthevan on Monday 16 January 17 22:41 GMT (UK)
Hi Kathryn,
I too was there in Feb to April 1965. The Home was called Assisi and was in Hammer Lane, Churt, Surrey. I kept my baby as did two other girls there and we got a flat together in Streatham and used the same babyminder and all went back to work.
There were only two nuns there as I recall who had all the admin and the deliveries to do.
I hope you are alright and had a good life since.
Regards
Anne

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Monday 16 January 17 22:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kathryn,
I too was there in Feb to April 1965. The Home was called Assisi and was in Hanger Lane, Churt, Surrey. I kept my baby as did two other girls there and we got a flat together in Streatham and used the same babyminder and all went back to work.
There were only two nuns there as I recall who had all the admin and the deliveries to do.
I hope you are alright and had a good life since.
Regards
Anne

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Surrey / Re: Mother and Baby Home run by Nuns in Churt in the 1960's
« on: Thursday 24 November 16 11:04 GMT (UK)  »
I was there from Feb to April 1965. I had my son there in the middle of a snow storm. I remember being in charge of the chapel before I gave birth. I had to wield a large floor polisher and move all the pews on my own. After lying in for a few days, during which we had to sluice all the mucky sheets from the labour ward,
I was moved out to a building in the grounds and spent every day for five weeks stoking the boilers. We were not allowed to have our babies with us; they were in the nursery. We could only go to see them at feeding time. I found that heartbreaking. I only remember two nuns being there both of whom were midwives. The girls did all the work involved in running the home.
I do remember  vividly the atmosphere the night before one of the mothers was to give up her baby. It was like the night before an execution. The girl involved was mad with grief and barely able to speak.
I kept my son and set up home in Streatham with two other girls from the home called Maria and Angela. We took our babies to the same babyminder and slept in the same room and the three babies were together.

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Grayshott Hampshire
« on: Thursday 24 November 16 11:03 GMT (UK)  »
I was there from Feb to April 1965. I had my son there. It was very snowy. I remember being in charge of the chapel before I gave birth. I had to wills a large floor polisher and move all the pews on my own. After lying. In for a few days during which we had to sluice all the mucky sheets from th labour ward,
I was moved out to a building in the grounds and maintained the boiler.
I kept my son and set up home in Stretham with two other gifts from the home. We took our babies to the same babyminder and slept in the same room and the three babies were together.

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