Guyscliffe Childrens Home: A memory of High Barnet

Guyscliffe Childrens Home

A Memory of High Barnet.

My mum and her 2 sisters were in this childrens home from approximately 1926-1936?
We have very little information on my mums time there as she was so ashamed of being a "Home Kid"
Does anyone have any memories, photos?
My mum was Claire Ann Parker, her sisters were Phylis and Rosemary.
Her brother Teddy was also in a childrens home but don't know which one.
Would love some info.
Thank you

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My father and his two brothers were also in Guyscliffe from 1922-1933 so its possible that they knew Claire, Phylis and Rosemary Parker. They would never talk about their child hood and it was until a few days ago that I discovered what Children's home they were in. Would you know what school they may have attended at this time. Am also trying to source old photos of Guyscliffe

By Marion Griffin on Fri Feb 4th 2022, at 1:51 pm

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I lived in Barnet, and remember Guyscliffe, I was friendly with a girl there called Pauline, this was about 1954 ish. The schools they would have attended were probably Elizabeth Allen secondary school, or Queen Elizabeths Girls/Boys grammar school, or East Barnet grammar. There may have been another secondary school, I can’t remember, but Elizabeth Allen was the most likely. Hope this helps!

By Linda Smith on Sat Aug 20th 2022, at 8:55 am

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