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DCC - Derbyshire County Council - [18th cent]-2022
SC - Social Care: Children and Families - 1912-2016
1 - Children and Young People's Residential Establishments - 1951-2016
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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
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Calow; The Old Post House Children's Home; 1 Feb 1993; children's home
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