Coventry Home, in Armidale, was set up in 1933 by the Church of England, and was run by a management committee. From 1950, this committee also ran the Ohio Boys’ Home at nearby Walcha. Coventry appears to have been established as a girls’ home, but also housed some boys, including those from Ohio Boys’ Home which closed in the mid-1960s. Coventry Home closed around 1985.
In 1955, according to the ABC, three boys ran away from Walcha, resulting in the conviction of the husband of the matron of Coventry and Walcha for assault. These boys were later sent to Coventry Home. Ten men later reached a settlement with the Anglican Church over their treatment in the Home.
According to Bruce Cady of the Armidale District Historical Society, quoted on the CLAN website, Coventry Home took both boys and girls after 1965 and provided crisis care for children for the Department of Community Services during the 1980s.
Coventry Home celebrated its 50th anniversary with a publication produced in 1983.
From
1933
To
1985?
Alternative Names
Coventry Boys Home
Coventry Girls Home
Coventry
1933 - 1985?
Coventry Home was situated on Kellys Plains Road, Armidale, New South Wales (Building Still standing)
