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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	DCC/SC/1/17
Title	Springhill Observation and Assessment Centre / Children's Home, Duffield (1949-1993)
Date	1954-1993
Description	Registers
Extent	1 bundle, 2 volumes
Level	SubSeries
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Derbyshire County Council
Administrative History	The purchase of the building for a children's home having been raised in May 1947, Springhill opened in 1949. By 1961 it was a Reception Home to be used for boys aged under 12 accommodated temporarily on remand. From 1963 a special school was attached to the centre (see D3997) and in 1971 the site was granted special school status. Between 1965 and 1967 it was known as Springhill Reception Centre. In November 1978 approval was given for an extension to the Observation and Assessment Centre. The home and school closed in 1993 following a review of special education in Derbyshire. Address: Hazelwood Road, Duffield, DE6 4AA
Term	Childrens homes

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