Valerie Roe Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I am researching my family history and trying to find a John Birks who attended this childrens home in the 1950's. I know the school closed in the 1970's but cannot find any information about what happened to the residents after. If anyone have any info. on either John Birks or Thundercliffe Grange please get in touch. Many Thanks. Val. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Womersle Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I am researching my family history and trying to find a John Birks who attended this childrens home in the 1950's. I know the school closed in the 1970's but cannot find any information about what happened to the residents after. If anyone have any info. on either John Birks or Thundercliffe Grange please get in touch. Many Thanks. Val. All I know is that the house belonged in the past to the Earls of Effingham. Any use following that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 ..........clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Womersle Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I understand that it used to be a lunatic asylum. Also - http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=thundercliffe+grange&meta= should give some clues. It was a home for Thalidomide sufferers. Previously it was the stately home of the Earls of Effingham, just as Chatsworth is to the Dukes of Devonshire, and Wentworth Woodhouse was to the Earls Fitzwilliam. Had it been a lunatic asylum, I would have been there long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elenac Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Dont know if it still is but at one time it was a commune. A number of families bought it together and all moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never wrong Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 it still is a house share and it is very well kept I can see it from my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerie Roe Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 Thanks for your information, I will keeep on searching I need to know what happened to its residents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puskas Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I used to care for people with mental handicap. Some of them had been resident at the Grange as children in the 60's. They came from Barnsley and Rotherham, so it may have been run by the old West Riding County Council as those towns had no provision until the mid 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 in the early eighties, I nursed folks with learning difficulties, and like you, puskas, a lot of my patients came from there when it shut down. PT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerie Roe Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 Thanks for your message, I was told that once the children reached the age of 16 they had to go out into the big wide world, do you know if this is correct or what would have happened to them after they left the grange. VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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