St Marys Children‘S Convalescent Home .1952 1956

Hello, I have only recently found out that my mother and her two sisters were sent to St. Mary's when they were small. My mum was three, her sisters six and eight, this would have been in 1929/30 as their mother had suffered a breakdown after the death of another of her daughters. All of the family kept this fact a total secret and I only found out from a cousin after my mum had died. I am hoping to find someone whose parent or relative was there at the same time, I know that the actual "inmate" is probably no longer around, but I'd love to hear from anyone who has information about the home in those days. They were there for six months and although she never breathed a word of it, I think it affected my Mum all her life. She suffered from separation anxiety which I can see the reason for now!