Place From 1866 To 1961

Norwood Jewish Orphanage

Its origins go back to 1807 when Abraham and Benjamin Goldsmid opened a Jews' Hospital in the Mile End Road. It was not a hospital in the modern sense, but an institution designed to 'uplift the morals of the young poor'. In 1860, Barnet and Isabella Meyers presented the hospital trustees with land in West Norwood, and the new hospital was opened here. It was renamed the Jewish Orphanage in 1928, and became the Norwood Home for Jewish Children in 1956. It became redundant and was demolished in 1963. The site is now occupied by the West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre.

The Norwood charity still exists "The oldest Jewish charity in the UK, supporting vulnerable children and their families facing challenges and anyone with a learning disability and autism."

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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