The Children’s Home In Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire 30 Years Of Childcare 1950 1980

A Memory of Long Hanborough.

Many questions are often posed about the history of the Children’s Home known as Long House in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire in a local history group which has a Facebook page, many from former child residents or next generations searching for people. Because the building no longer stands, as it was sold and made way for new housing in 1993, memories have faded in the village. This coincided with a former child investigating her roots on Ancestry and it kickstarted a plan to research this establishment and its occupants. This in turn initiated the setting up of a new Long House archives group, separate from the history group as a vast quantity of documents and photographs have now become available. It was launched on 29 October 2024 primarily to share an album of photographs and documents from the collections of Mr & Mrs Branner, (who ran the home for 30 years from 1950-1980), their son Geoff, former children, and childcare professionals from the early 50’s. It is hoped it will enable people to find old friends, trace relatives, answer questions , communicate with each other, and will generate an interesting social and historic resource, by the sharing of memories, stories and photographs - or just sharing personal experiences. It is evident it was an important part of Long Hanborough life with over 300 children/staff and life at Long House and its impact in the village. The new Facebook Group can be found here:
LONG HOUSE CHILDREN’S HOME ARCHIVES 1950-1980 (LONG HANBOROUGH, OXFORD) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1321366885548654/permalink/1321371178881558/?

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