The Sisters of the Cross and Passion are now based in Manchester. www.passionistsisters.org/ Gordon. ======================================== Message Received: Aug 29 2007, 07:28 PM From: MaggieMole@aol.com To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Cc: Subject: Re: [WRY] Bradford Women's Home If you can find an archivist contact at the religious order of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion, based in Bolton Lancs, they may have some records of Eldon Place. It's not a very big street, and they founded a school for Catholic girls there. I don't know just when but would guess about 1920: it was called St Joseph's College and moved to a location in Cunliffe Road, Manningham before about 1950. It was my school: I was vice-Captain of Eldon House in the early 1960s. The thing is, I have no idea what happened to their buildings in Eldon Place, and one might have been converted (ha!) into your BWH. good luck Maggie >> I am trying to find information on the Bradford Women's Home which was situated in Eldon Place, Bradford. >> Was this a home for the genteel, the ill, a retirement home or for women, who for some reason or other, were just unable to look after themselves? >> Did they have to pay or was it council run? >> The time I am asking about is the 1960/70's. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you so much for this website Gordon. It is much appreciated. I have contacted them from the address provided there and hope to hear from them soon. Kind regards Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Dyson" <geedee@fsmail.net> To: <west-riding@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [WRY] Bradford Women's Home > The Sisters of the Cross and Passion are now based in Manchester. > www.passionistsisters.org/ > Gordon. > > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Aug 29 2007, 07:28 PM > From: MaggieMole@aol.com > To: west-riding@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Subject: Re: [WRY] Bradford Women's Home > > > If you can find an archivist contact at the religious order of the Sisters > of the Cross and Passion, based in Bolton Lancs, they may have some > records of > Eldon Place. It's not a very big street, and they founded a school for > Catholic girls there. I don't know just when but would guess about 1920: > it was > called St Joseph's College and moved to a location in Cunliffe Road, > Manningham > before about 1950. It was my school: I was vice-Captain of Eldon House in > the early 1960s. The thing is, I have no idea what happened to their > buildings > in Eldon Place, and one might have been converted (ha!) into your BWH. > > good luck > Maggie > >>> I am trying to find information on the Bradford Women's Home which was > situated in Eldon Place, Bradford. > >>> Was this a home for the genteel, the ill, a retirement home or for >>> women, > who for some reason or other, were just unable to look after themselves? > >>> Did they have to pay or was it council run? > >>> The time I am asking about is the 1960/70's. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message