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Anthony Place Maternity Home, Hindhead, Surrey

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Linda

Linda Report 6 Feb 2011 00:58

In 1941 my mother was evacuated to the above place because she was expecting my eldest sister. She said that the house belonged to Barbara Hutton and that she had given to mothers and their babies as a safe place during WW2.

I have googled but can't find anything about this, plenty about Barbara Hutton but nothing else.

Does anyone know anything about this or of a website that may throw some light please?

Thanks.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Feb 2011 07:29

I googled maternity homes Hindhead and came across this article ,doesnt name the home but it links it to Barbara Hutton.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/64/a1123264.shtml

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 6 Feb 2011 11:50

My eldest sister was born there too - in 1943. I have googled and found:-

http://www.haslemere.com/warmemorial/sillick.html - quote below.

Hostels for expectant mothers were established at "Woodlands" (Bunch Lane), at Anthony Place and at Ridgecoombe (Hindhead) where in 1943 there was a disastrous fire with serious loss of life. Ridgecoombe had formerly been used as a hostel for small children and there was another at "Margaretta" (Haslemere). "Eccleslea" was used as a hostel for boys and "Quedley" as a hospital for minor ailments. The food supply was helped by a Pig Club, formed in 1941 with Mr E. Pollard as secretary. In 1940 a knitting centre was established at Grayswood Copse.

Jill

p.s. I remember my mother telling me that when she arrived at Hindhead, heavily pregnant, she would be wolf-whistled in the street by the soldiers as, from behind, she did not look pregnant at all. Quite a shock when she turned to wave at them!!

Researching:
London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

Linda

Linda Report 7 Feb 2011 20:25

Thank you Shirley & Jill for your input. After reading Jill's message I'm wondering if I have everything correct as my sister was always told she was born in a "Posh" house in Haslemere, so wondering now!!

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 7 Feb 2011 22:40

Try googling it - I found something on an estate agents site and it does look as if the houses around there can be quite "posh" so the story sounds right.

Jill

Researching:
London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 Feb 2011 00:50

It's on Polecat Hill. Google "Anthony Place" Haslemere and put quotation marks where I have.

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Sheila

Sheila Report 8 Apr 2015 16:05

I was born in antonys place in 1943
Sheila barnes