Reedham Orphanage was founded in 1844 in
Richmond, London
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as the Asylum for Fatherless Children by
Rev Andrew Reed taking children of both sexes and giving them food, shelter and education until the age of 13 and 14.
History
It quickly outgrew the Richmond premises and relocated to
Stoke Newington
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, then to
Stamford Hill
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in 1846.
It immediately began fundraising for a new home. The funds for the site were raised by 1853.
The orphanage in
Purley, Surrey
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was opened in 1858
with a capacity of 300.
When Andrew Reed died in 1862 the asylum's name was changed to Reedham in his honour.
The orphanage included a school for the children and a non-sectarian church which was added in 1879.
When the
local railway station opened in 1911 it took the Reedham name.
The school was evacuated to
Nottingham
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from July 1944 to June 1945.
The home was closed in 1980 and sold for redevelopment. The proceeds established the Reedham Trust.
The Purley site is now occupied by a housing estate adjacent to St Nicholas School and Beaumont Primary School.
Reedham Trust
The Trust fulfills the original intent of the asylum by funding a boarding school education for children who through loss or incapacity of their parents, need to attend a boarding school. Their focus "is on boarding need rather than educational need".
The trust is run from the former lodge building of the orphanage.
See also
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Infant Orphan Asylum
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London Orphan Asylum
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External links
The Reedham TrustReedham Old Scholars Association (ROSA)Reedham Orphanage mugsat the Museum of Croydon
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Girls' Dormitory at Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey 1895on
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References
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Child welfare in the United Kingdom
1844 establishments in the United Kingdom
Children's charities based in the United Kingdom
Orphanages in the United Kingdom