Little Boys Home in South Darenth in Kent

[Hackstaple]

There was an identical complex at Hextable, Swanley, completed a year later in 1883 - they had the same overall management and funding system.

That complex, with extensive grounds, still stands and is in use as the Furness School. This boarding school caters for children with various disabilities and does not wish the school to be photographed in case the privacy of the pupils is compromised.

Documentary : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5HgwmnDNNk

[cockney rebel]

Thankyou ,Hackstaple .for the link.

 Youtube never occured to me and I enjoyed watching immensley.

Regards

rebel

[toni*]

isn't this where Ryupert Everetts gt grandfather Cyril was brought up did you see his WDYTYA , that might tell you where the actual records are 

[Valda]

Hi toni

Please read the previous posts on this topic 27 July which detail where the records of Farningham Little Boys Home (the home in the Rupert Everett programme) are kept.

Regards

Valda

[Julia108]

I have just discovered this site and want to thank all those who have posted messages about the Home for Little Boys in South Darenth. It appears my Great Grandfather was there in 1891 when he was 11. I now know where to start searching for his records.

[Tiddles]

Hi everyone who  replied to my request about Home for little Boys, south Darenth, I found it very interesting and thank you everyone for posting the links where to go to. 

[patrish]

Just to clarify the boys home in South Darenth, as appeared in WDYTYA
is entirely different from the boys home in Hextable, Swanley.

[hols83]

Hello,

I just wondered if anyone had managed to gain access from action for children to look at the records for the home for between 1907 and 1915, an ancestor of mine is listed as living there on the 1911 census, but I have requested access from aft which they declined saying that due to the nature of the records and the privacy of information of others held there only researchers were allowed access.

I'm so confused by the whole thing, I would really like to see my ancestors admission records as the circumstances of why he was thee are a bit of a mystery.

Any ideas
Hols83

[Valda]

Hi

I'm presuming they are declining because they are making the cut at the 100 year ruling and he was in the home beyond 1911. If you are a direct descendant and the closest living relative and can prove as such or have the permission of an older relative then I would request again under the Freedom of Information Act. Even if you can't see the records personally request a summary of the information you would wish to see. His records may very well be kept in a volume with other boys records which again would be a reason for not being able to access the records yourself personally. If you are not a direct descendant they will be conscious that as the records contain information about the child's family, direct descendants (children of the boy could possibly be still alive) may not want such information, if they knew about it, to be given to others.


Regards

Valda