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My Mum was in an orphanage in Newcastle 1928 to 1938ish I have found a lot of information about it but wonder if it was Catholic or Church of England run/owned, so could someone point me in the directtion of where to look please. Thank you.

What makes you think it was a church orphanage?

Are you willing to tell us which one you are referring to?

As far as I know it was called Cullercoats school for girls but I don't know if it was just a school or an orphanage too, my Mum did say that she was ironing something purple and thought she had burnt it, so would that have been for a church or the colours of the orphanage, I'm just trying to find out more about her really before she married my Dad.
I hope this makes sense.

There was a St Oswalds Home for Girls at Cullercoats (found by googling). Could your Mum have been there? There is a bit online about it and some pictures.

St Oswalds looks like Church of England.

Wow thank you so much, that most probably the one, Mum had said that from one side of the dormitory she could see the sea and from the other side the railway. :-D

This is a link to St Oswald's, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Northumberland

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/CullercoatsWS/Newcastle

There was also the Northumberland Village Homes for Girls in Whitley Bay

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/WhitleyIS/

Elswick House, set up in the 1920's. actually in Newcastle

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/NewcastleElswickNCH/

A list of all orphanages and industrial schools

http://www.formerchildrenshomes.org.uk/1900_orphanages.html

The first ref Maggie posted says not found

This seems to be it slightly different
http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/CullercoatsWS/

:-)

Thanks Shirley! :-D