St George's House,
Northern Police Orphanage. 1898-1956
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
St George's House, original building and main entrance, Otley Road, Harrogate.
The Aim of this website...
to provide a historical record of the
life and activities of the orphan children,
the purpose being to make the
information available to all who may be
interested, this includes:
Descendents of the Gurney family.
Families of the St George's boys & girls.
Police Historians.
Genealogists.
Members of the Police Force.
St George's Police Trust
The Orphanage was
founded in 1898 by Miss Catherine Gurney for the care and welfare of
Northern Police Force children who had lost one or
both parents. The children were housed at the Northern Police Orphanage,
located on 12 acres of land on Otley Road,
Harrogate. From January 1898 when the first child, Minnie Smith
from Sunderland was taken in, until closure in 1956 due to the declining
numbers of children in need, a total of 644 children had passed through
the doors of St George's.
St George's House was maintained by the
voluntary subscriptions of the Northern Police Forces of England and
Wales. The subscription amounted to 2d or 3d per officer per week and
proved a successful method of assuring the regularity of income for the
care of the children and maintenance of the House.
Albany Lodge.
From it's inception, St George's House
Orphanage operated from Otley Road until January
1955, when it was
relocated to Albany Lodge,16 Hereford Rd, Harrogate, finally closing
it's
doors in August the following year.
Deus vult