File relating to the opening of two Aged Seafarers Homes on the Newland Estate

Reference No:
C DSSF/4/4/2
Dates:
Nov 1978-Jun 1982
Description:
The old sick bay at Newland was converted into aged seafarers accommodation and was officially opened in Nov 1978 by the Society's President, Lord Halifax, as 'Captain Allison House' in honour of an old scholar and Society Board member (in 1979 Captain Allison became Honorary Director and a Vice President of the Society). Another home was officially opened by Lord Halifax in Jun 1982 at James Reckitt House on the Newland estate but was closed down on 8th Dec 1993.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
The Records of the Sailors' Children's Society