House of Mercy

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

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

UK locations

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]

St Davids

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

Overseas locations

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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