This is a general question I hope someone can help with.
A chap has come on our local Forum desperately trying to find any info about a Children's Home that he was put into (apparently by either his parents or local authorities) when he was 5 or 6 in the 1950s and where he lived until 14. This place was in the local town of Reading. He now lives in N.Lincs so is hoping someone can assist him with memorabilia/info with a view to visiting after about 40 yrs.
One or two of the older forum members have a variety of memories of it ranging from an Orphanage to a Borstal, more by ''local chat'' than fact. As it was closed down in the 70s there's just an apartment block there now.
He's tried online local resources and has commented that it's almost as though the records have been ''wiped clean'' - is there a central website or resource I could recommend to him?
A chap has come on our local Forum desperately trying to find any info about a Children's Home that he was put into (apparently by either his parents or local authorities) when he was 5 or 6 in the 1950s and where he lived until 14. This place was in the local town of Reading. He now lives in N.Lincs so is hoping someone can assist him with memorabilia/info with a view to visiting after about 40 yrs.
One or two of the older forum members have a variety of memories of it ranging from an Orphanage to a Borstal, more by ''local chat'' than fact. As it was closed down in the 70s there's just an apartment block there now.
He's tried online local resources and has commented that it's almost as though the records have been ''wiped clean'' - is there a central website or resource I could recommend to him?
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