It was a Maternity Hospital, for married women but it’s connection with Star Hall, a Christian Foundation founded by Frank Crossley, who saw the need for decent conditions for women to have their babies,meant unmarried girls were given shelter there and if necessary their babies would be homed with Christian families ,my husband’s grandmother adopted such a baby even though she had six children of her own . This would be about 1910.
A wonderful woman ,that baby girl was very lucky to join such a family.
Most houses in that area” Ancoats”- at that time had no bathrooms or hot water ,real poverty and deprivation.
The Crossley family were real philanthropists ,they had money from their factories manufacturing “ Crossley Springs ‘ for vehicles etc. and used it to benefit the families in Ancoats including t he hospital.
All the above is on much earlier postings but please feel free to ask again if you need more help.
Viktoria.
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