St Gerard's [Hospital] (1964 - 1980)

From

1964

To

1980

Categories

Hospital, Lying-in Home, Maternity Home, Babies' Home, Home, Catholic

St Gerard's was a Third Schedule Hospital run by the Sisters of St Joseph at St Anthony's Croydon. It had been St Anne's Nursery. St Gerard's was for married women and babies who needed care, treatment and recuperation after birth, and for single mothers and their babies, including those awaiting adoption. It was closed in 1980 and converted to a home for children in crisis.

Locations

1964 - 1980

Address - St Gerard's was situated at St Anthony's Croydon, 9 Alexandra Avenue, Croydon

Timeline

1952 - 1963

St Anne's Nursery

1964 - 1980

St Gerard's [Hospital]

1980 - 1985

St Gerard's [Home]

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