Margaret Bevan Memorial Home
Hello Anne
I was at the Margaret Beavan Memorial Home twice during the 1960s. I too remember going to church. We wore red berrets and blazers. The home has now been turned into a residential house. My husband and I went to find it about two or three years ago. I took a photo, will send it to you if you would like to see it. Do you remember the building at the back where we used to sing and dance? I loved it there and have very happy memories. The staff were very kind. I was there in 1963 and again in 1964 - as I remember. My name name is Heather.
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RE: RE: Margaret Bevan Memorial Home
Hi Heather, my mum attended the Margaret Bevan home when she was younger and does not know why she was put there, why did girls go there? I would like to gather some information for her to put her at ease. If it is possible could you email me the pic. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks, Emma.
Comment from Emma B on Monday, 14th June 2010.
RE: RE: Margaret Bevan Memorial Home
Hi Emma The Margaret Beavan Memorial home was simply a convalescent home for girls who had been ill. It certainly wasn't a place for those who had been badly behaved or taken away from their parents, which from your email I believe you might think. There were many such homes at the time. A lot of the convalescent homes for adults were linked to occupations, such as miners or military people. Most of the girls at the Margaret Beavan had been in hospital in Liverpool or Manchester. I had been in Manchester Childrens' Hospital (known locally as Pendlesbury Childrens' Hospital). I was very thin (how I wish now) and they probably thought I needed building up and a holiday. My mother was a window so a holiday at that time was out of the question. The staff at the home were lovely and we were well looked after. I have many, many memories of the place as I went twice. There seem to be very few such convalescent homes now. My husband and I went to see it about three or four years ago and it is now a family house. We took a couple of photos, which might be what you are referring to. If you let me have your email address I'll send one to you. Hope this helps your mum to understand why she sent some time there. Regards Heather
Comment from Misty Black on Monday, 14th June 2010.
RE: RE: Margaret Bevan Memorial Home
I've just been transported back 50 years! My boyfriend (63!) was reminiscing about playing on a 'witches hat swing' in a vacant, once children's home in Heswall. I said I'd also been on that swing when I stayed there. We went to see it as he lives nearby. Memories flooded in. I remember brown corduroy skirts, jackets and a beret. Walking to church, to the sweet shop, sleeping in Buttercup room on the top floor of the building. Concerts in the hall, cocoa to go to bed. It was a lovely time for me, playtime all the time. I don't recall any schooling? My name then was Diane Ward. Sorry, I can't remember any of the girls' names. Thanks for the memories which have lain dormant x Shared on 11 April 2011 by Diane Hill.
Comment from Diane Hill on Monday, 11th April 2011.
RE: RE: Margaret Bevan Memorial Home
Could anyone let me have a photo of any of the Margaret Beavan Memorial Homes in Pensarn, Wales and Heswall - I went to both for month long holidays in the late 1940s and early 1950s
Comment from Emma Douglas on Friday, 17th June 2011.