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From: "Linda Hindley" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Havercroft Maternity Home
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:02:01 +0100
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Hi Joan. Yes there was a maternity home called Havercroft and it was on the
junction of Chorley New Road and Victoria Road. I am pretty sure the house
is still there but the land that was in front of it onto Chorley New Road
has a few houses on and I am not sure if what was the maternity home is
still just behind them. It was certainly open as a maternity home from 1951
to 1963 and at a guess it probably closed in the early 1970's when they
centralised all the maternity care into the maternity unit at Bolton
General. I am sure of the 1951 to 1963 dates as I and all my brothers and
sister were born there
Hope this helps

Linda Hindley


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From: "Joan Bridges" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:21 PM
Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Havercroft Maternity Home


> Whilst trawling through Bolton Baptism, I came across one at
> Havercroft? Maternity Home. This was in Dec 1953.
>
> Was there such a place or am I not reading it correctly?
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> Thanks for any information
>
> Joan in Ottawa, Canada
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