Saint Pancras Female Orphanage (34195715351)

The St Pancras Female Orphanage is a former health facility in

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History

The orphanage was established to care for female orphans in the local area in 1776. It was located in Hampstead Road where the foundation stone for premises completely rebuilt to a design by E. W. Hudson was laid by

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on 28 January 1904. After the trustees of the orphanage vacated the building, the former orphanage was acquired by the

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for use as an annex in 1945. The ground floor was subsequently converted for medical use. Following the closure of the National Temperance Hospital in 1990, the former orphanage became the home of the Margarete Centre which provides support to sufferers of

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. The archives of the orphanage are now held at the

Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution (HLSI) is an unincorporated society with trustees having charitable status under the Friendly Societies Act. Founded in 1839 in Highgate, north London, with the aim of helping local people to bette ...

References

{{Coord, 51.5282, -0.1384, display=title Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Camden