Homepage
Home
Search
Catalogue Search
Name Search
Place Search
Contact Us
Record
Browse this collection
This entry describes a series of records. Click here to browse the full catalogue including descriptions and reference numbers for individual records
Archive Reference / Library Class No.
DCC/SC/1/13
Former Reference
D7977
Title
The Old Post House Children's Home, Calow (1993-)
Level
SubSeries
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Derbyshire County Council
The Old Post House Children's Home, Calow
Administrative History
Known as Top Road Family Centre until 1 April 2013, The Old Post House opened in February 1993. It is a large detached house on a busy main road in and out of Chesterfield. In the Summer of 2016, residents were temporarily accommodated at the former Stephenson Unit in Chesterfield (see DCC/SC/1/5) while this building was revonated.
Clientele: Accommodates 4 children aged 11-17 for medium to long term care, male and female.
Term
Childrens homes
Show related Persons records.
Related Names
Name (click for further details)
Calow; The Old Post House Children's Home; 1 Feb 1993; children's home
Add to My Items
George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
Useful Links
Viewing the records
I can't find what I'm looking for
Research Guides
Reproducing items from the collections
Picture the Past - old photos
Heritage Mapping Portal
Online Exhibitions
Our Blog
Tweets by DRO
See more Collection highlights
Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm
Strutt family of Belper
George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
Collection Highlights