barrholm childrens home, largs

[elinga]

sorry I cant help you but ,Largs has its own "Largs & North Ayrshire Family History Society"

http://www.largsnafhs.org.uk/
maybe someone can help you there , you can contact them webmaster[at]largsnafhs.org.uk (replace [at] with @)

regards
Elinga

[Celia.H]

hi there

can you remember where it was or do you's have an address for barrholm.

[MonicaL]

Celia, tried a new search today. There are telephone directory entries (from the online search I am doing these show between 1940-77:

Barrholm (Paisley Parish Council), Moorburn Road, Largs.

Could this be the children's home and its location/address I wonder?

Monica

[MonicaL]

Looks to be the address I think. After the home was closed, the property, as mentioned by Mari earlier, was turned into a nursing home:

Moorburn Manor Nursing Home opened in May 1990 .....

Before its conversion into a Nursing Home, Moorburn Manor was a childrens home known as Barr Home. Some people in the town with good memories still remember the ‘Home Children’ as they were known. Some time after the war with the increase in foster care and adoption the need for a childrens home was reduced.

The building lay empty for some time and was eventually put up for sale in the 80’s when it was subsequently converted into the Nursing Home it is today.
www.moorburnmanor.com

Photo here from the site www.moorburnmanor.com/gallery.htm

[Celia.H]

Hi Monica

Many thanks for that, will look into it closer now i have a lead on it. will also contact the council and see if they have any records in their archives relating to it

once again many many thanks

kindest regards
Cecilia

[Scotty68]

I remember Barrholm well as I spent quite a bit of time there.  Photo taken in garden.

[MonicaL]

Scotty68, Welcome to RootsChat 

Monica

[Scotty68]

Thanks MonicaL

[Scotty68]

I'm the one scratching my head!!