| Administrative History | The Children's Home was established in 1869 a young Methodist minister, Thomas Stephenson, upon taking up a post at the chapel in Lambeth, London. Moved by the plight of children living on the streets, he came up with the idea of a home for young boys, where they would be safe from poverty and crime.
In 1875 a school for young offenders opened at Gravesend, Kent, and by 1908 the organisation had grown into the National Children’s Home and Orphanage.
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| Custodial History | These accounts were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in March 2008. |