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donna

donna Report 28 Dec 2009 18:19

hi all you very nice people

i,m tryin to find old photo,s of the cottage homes in dewsbury circa 1920,s... or if anyone has a relative what went there in the 1920,s that would be great , i,v googled it nothing came up .. i have also been to the library i got the map showing cottage homes but i wud very much like to find a photo..

any help would be great yours Donna

Researching:
Johnson dewsbury Winpenny ossett Allsop ossett Birkinshaw yorkshire Birmingham ireland Finn london ireland Keane london ireland Brody london

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 28 Dec 2009 18:33

HAVE YOU TRIED TO GOOGLE IMAGES
PUT
the cottage homes in dewsbury circa 1920,s...
IN SEARCH
NEVER KNOW

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 28 Dec 2009 19:21

HAVE YOU TRIED
FRANCIS FRITH BOOKS

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Tom

Tom Report 28 Dec 2009 19:59

Cottage Homes was usually the name for small Children's Homes that belonged to the Union. Have you had a look on this site:...........www.workhouses.org.uk, there are photos of some of the Homes on there.
Good luck
Tom

donna

donna Report 29 Dec 2009 18:56

thank you

everyone for your ideas

i have tried the ones surgested ..
i think i will pay a visit to the newspaper office

thanks everyone for your help

Donna

Researching:
Johnson dewsbury Winpenny ossett Allsop ossett Birkinshaw yorkshire Birmingham ireland Finn london ireland Keane london ireland Brody london