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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Highfield Children's Home
Parent Body	Derbyshire County Council
Place	Belper
Epithet	children's home
Dates	pre 1947-c.1962
History	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.
Address	Holbrook Road, Belper
Authorised Form of Name	Belper; Highfield Children's Home; pre 1947-c.1962; children's home

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