Houses of Mercy were Anglican institutions that operated from the mid 19th century[1] to the mid 20th.[2]

They were to house "fallen women",[3] a term used to imply female sexual promiscuity or work in prostitution. Many women entering were unmarried mothers, an unacceptable situation at that time.[4]

UK locations

England

Bristol

This home[5] was in Ashley Road, Bedminster.[6]

Stroud

The home was in the village of Bussage.[7]

Chester

The home was in Lache lane.[8]

Clewer

This home was at Clewer near Windsor in the county of Berkshire, England.[9][10]

William Henry Hutchings was Warden from 1865 to 1884 when he became rector of Pickering.[11] He was succeeded by Thomas Thellusson Carter.[12]

Great Maplestead

This was known as the 'St Alban's House of Mercy'.[13]

Horbury

This home, founded in 1859,[14] was near Wakefield.[15] The home celebrated its Golden jubilee in 1909.[16]

Lostwithiel

While chaplain of Bodmin Jail, the Rev. W. F. Everest founded a Cornish home.[17]

Newcastle upon Tyne

This was in Salters Road, Gosforth.[18]

Wales

St Davids

The home was located in the village of Lamphey.[19]

Overseas locations

South Africa

Cape Town

The home[20] was located in Plein Street[21]

Notable donors

As an Anglican charity, the homes attracted many notable sponsors, such as

Catherine Gladstone

She was the wife of four times Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone.[22]

The Hon Pascoe Charles Glyn

He was a partner in the banking firm of Messrs Glyn, Mills, Currie & co.[23]

Frances Selby Brodrick

She lived at Eaton Terrace, SW1.[24]

Fanny Thursby

The widow[25] of The Rev William Ford Thursby, Rector of Bergh Apton.[26]

References

  1. ↑ ST. JOHN'S HOUSE, of MERCY, Bedminster. The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 28, 1868; pg. 6; Issue 26215
  2. ↑ Ecclesiastical News. House of Mercy, Horbury The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 20, 1943; pg. 6; Issue 49602
  3. ↑ THE CHURCH ASSOCIATION The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 15, 1877; pg. 8; Issue 29021
  4. ↑ Steinbach, Susie (2004). Women in England 1760–1914: A Social History. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 127. ISBN 1-4039-6754-7.
  5. ↑ ST. JOHN'S HOUSE, of MERCY, Bedminster. The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 28, 1868; pg. 6; Issue 26215
  6. ↑ 'A Bristol Miscellany', Patrick McGrath (ed) p200: Bristol, Bristol Record Society, 1985 090153866X.
  7. ↑ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 29, 1898; pg. 8; Issue 35503
  8. ↑ National Archives
  9. ↑ Berkshire Record Office
  10. ↑ Carter, T. T.; Hutchings, W. H.: Life and Letters of Thomas Thellusson Carter: Warden of the House of Mercy. London: Longman, 1904
  11. ↑ Dr. W. H. Hutchings. The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan. 08, 1912; pg. 11; Issue 39789
  12. ↑ Staley, V. (1908) The Catholic Religion. Oxford: A. R. Mowbray & Co.; p. vii (preface written in 1893)
  13. ↑ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 21, 1925; pg. 17; Issue 43941
  14. ↑ Obituary.Canon John Sharp The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 11, 1903; pg. 10; Issue 37104
  15. ↑ Public Appointments. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 17, 1923; pg. 3; Issue 43292
  16. ↑ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 01, 1909; pg. 4; Issue 38895
  17. ↑ Obituary William Frederick Everest The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 28, 1906; pg. 7; Issue 38137
  18. ↑ David Knight, ‘Gurney, Henry Palin (1847–1904)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 26 Feb 2017
  19. ↑ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 27, 1891; pg. 6; Issue 33493
  20. ↑ The Sisters Of All Saints', Cape Town W. G. CAMERON The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 14, 1895; pg. 7; Issue 34707
  21. ↑ Leliebloem House
  22. ↑ Isba, Anne (2006). Gladstone and Women. London: Hambledon Continuum. p. 102. ISBN 1-85285-471-5.
  23. ↑ Wills And Bequests.-The Hon. Pascoe Charles Glyn The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 01, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37566
  24. ↑ Large Gifts For Charitable Institutions The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 02, 1911; pg. 9; Issue 39680
  25. ↑ thePeerage.com
  26. ↑ Wills and bequests The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 10, 1910; pg. 13; Issue 39216
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