There was a school there in the 1940s and '50s, I think on Manland Avenue itself -- Manland School, which relatives of mine attended at one time -- a hop, skip and jump from where I grew up on Station Road. Don't know about the orphanage -- though I remember a National Children's Home nearby in the same decades. I think it may have been on Westfield Avenue .....? Anne -----Original Message----- From: eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of eng-hertfordshire-request@rootsweb.com Sent: July-12-10 4:01 AM To: eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 97 Message: 1 Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:46:57 +0800 From: mal parr <parrsbay@iinet.net.au> Subject: [HRT] Orphanage in Harpenden To: ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4C3976F1.1070507@iinet.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed My late mother was at an orphanage in Manland Avenue (?), Harpenden from around 1910-1920. I assume that the children would attend a nearby school, so I would be most grateful if anyone can give a clue as to which school this would be, and if any school records are available for inspection? Thanks in advance for any advice. Mal in W. Australia