Comments on: St Edward’s Home for Boys – Coleshill

By: soph

soph — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:26:27 +0000

i live right by it, does anybody remember paddy or derick? they roam around coleshill all day everyday. they are both a bit weird to be honest…. cant speak much, derick pretends he’s a cowboy… i feel sorry for what they probly went through.

By: Ivor Metcalfe

Ivor Metcalfe — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:58:50 +0000

Terence, I was resident there from 1939 to 1943. I was in Sister St. Anne’s house, just before going across to St. Edwards. I remember Jack Shearon and the two Lynas brother, Hugh & James, and when the bomb fell in the school playground. There were no air-raid shelters, and the concussion lifted us up off our mattresses on the ground floor at the back of the house. Anyone else remember?

By: lin

lin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:33:20 +0000

I am trying to trace the journey made from the home in approx 1914 to CANADA of my uncle Albert Harvey.Where can I obtain this info?

By: John Murphy

John Murphy — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:57:23 +0000

Hi Terry,remember the Murphys. We were there 1948 to 1952,then moved on to St Vincents.Do you remember Sr Rose, the Duck and Butcher. Happy Days

By: James Elliott

James Elliott — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:26:42 +0000

I was there from 1956 to 1959 along with my 2 older brothers it has brought back a lot of memories some sad and some happy I have a photo of the three of us standing in the play ground area I would like to see some photos of this if anyone has some .
Thanks

By: joe.mylott

joe.mylott — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:38:13 +0000

i was st edwards for 17 yaers
1962 to 1975. i rember it well

By: Maggie Brown

Maggie Brown — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:27:13 +0000

I am interested to find missing relatives whom I think may have been here and emigrated to Canada between 1901 and 1911. Is it possible to obtain a list of inmates for that time period please?
Thanks, Maggie

By: Terence Coleclough

Terence Coleclough — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:00:58 +0000

I was a resident from 1939 to 1952.It was a sad place to grow up in.I find it difficult to draw on memories from these pictures.Is it possible to obtain photos of times past? Thanks for these.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:40:59 +0000

Had a quick look around the home last night, very atmospheric indeed, we are thinking of going back to explore the whole building.
Father Hudson’s body was exhumed from the grounds of the home and is now buried in the nearby Church ( to make way for St Joseph’s care home )

By: Al Bion

Al Bion — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:42:13 +0000

Atmospheric stuff. Well captured, too.

Where in EA is this place?