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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D4956/46
TitleChurches’ Association for Social Work: Chesterfield and District
Date1956-1989
DescriptionPreventive and rescue work started in Chesterfield a few years before the First World War when a room in Church Street was reserved for girls found wandering by the police at night. A committee of ladies was formed by Archdeacon Crosse and in 1913 a shelter for girls, called Magdalen House, was opened in Cromwell Road. A larger house was later bought in Fairfield Road.
LevelSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDerby Diocesan Council on Social Responsibility and Affiliated Groups
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