orphanage/childrens home portishead near bristol

[GARLAND]

i have tried always to get info on nore house but got nowhere your the nearest  i have got  is info from roots chat , my friend carol and her 2 brothers were put there after 1957 when their mum died and at a later date they were fostered out as far as i know they were still at nore house in 1966 , carol did try getting info via the social service years back but she got no luck
does anyone know where records are kept ??

cheers m

[KGarrad]

Probably Bristol Archives?

Portishead has always been a dormitory town for Bristol, and many of the institutions and land were Bristol owned/based.

So, it's worth trying there first.

[GARLAND]

hi kgarrad

i have tried bondwarehouse bristol records office but no luck
tahnks for your reply

cheers m

[KGarrad]

Maybe The Children's Society?
They took over the running of many homes.

[GARLAND]

hi kgarrad

i have also tried social services not no luck there either (like trying to get blood from a stone )

cheers m

[GARLAND]

hi hendren

did you get my personal message

cheers m

[Andrew betts]

I was at nore house from 1961 to 1965. During this time I was fostered out twice. A few years ago I traced my birth mother, who sadly passed away before I got to meet her. I did find a sister who lives in Bristol. By strange coincidence one of her best friends purchased a house on the site of the old orphanage. Apparently there were originally 2 buildings on the site although I don't have any memory of that. There is just one original building on the site. I was able to describe to the current owners in detail an upstairs room that was used as an airing  cupboard- it had wooden slats. I have few memories - my favourite nurse was called nanny Tricia. I recall riding my bike in the wrong direction around the outside of the house, and losing a fingernail as a result. My best friend was called graham. I did try and find records but without any luck. My adoption officer was called mr Clark. He had black nhs specs.

[Nononsense]

Just found this thread sorry so late.  I worked weekends and school holidays there in the sixties. It left a profound effect on me.  I also went to school in the fifties with some of the children.  But they were moved to a Bristol home at about ten.  Memories, quite a few!

[Stey]

Hi ive just joined rootschat in a hope to find out more about nore house as i was there with my little sister between about 1961-1963 aged 4. I have some vague memories of the house and the garden that led down to the beach. It was a lovely house. I remember a rope net in a big tree and we used to play in an old car in the garden. I remember my freind john, a girl called lesley and a coloured girl called bonny. I wonder if they are about in th bristol area, also i would love to see a photo of the house (if anyone has one that is, as ive had no luck on the web. Happy new year. From stey