Corporate DS/UK/M/4716 Belper; Highfield Children's Home; pre 1947-c.1962; children's home Highfield Children's Home Derbyshire County Council children's home pre 1947-c.1962 Belper

Holbrook Road, Belper

Highfield opened before 1947 as one of two homes in the former Belper Union Girl's Home at 50-52 Holbrook Road (the other home being West Bank). In 1952, the two homes were again administered as a single home known as Highfield. In 1953 the number of beds was reduced from 24 to 16. In 1962, a proposal was made to close the home and approved was obtained for appropriation to County Health. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Complete Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 19/11/2021 68d73a36-7f02-4c97-a8d0-1b6e0e3a6e30