Stowfield House, which he (H. W. Smith) built on Tumps hill before 1920 in grounds including a lodge on the Lydbrook road, (fn. 36) became a boys' home at the end of the Second World War and was a geriatric hospital from 1956 (fn. 37) to 1993. Enlargement of the house has incorporated an outbuilding in it. (fn. 38) In the mid 20th century a small housing estate was created on the hillside north of Stowfield House and a few houses were built further east on the Lydbrook road. Southeast of Stowfield House H. W. Smith built a pair of cottages, (fn. 39) and in 1993 a charitable trust opened a residential home for disabled people in new buildings just above the house. (fn. 40)

From: 'English Bicknor', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 101-117. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23254 Date accessed: 06 January 2010.

Reference C
Covering dates 1885-1974
Held by Gloucestershire Archives
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Creators Gloucestershire County Council

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A collection of county council and committee minutes, correspondence, reports,
orders, bye-laws, agreements, maps, plans and other documents

[no title] C/CC/B/312 1944

1 bdl.

Contents:
Stowfield House, Lydbrook: alterations and adaptations. Contract 28 November 1944 with Collier & Brain.

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Stowfield House,
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I realize this thread is old but I am also looking for information on Stowfield House. Specifically from the time when it was a boys home after WWII. Does anyone know if there is a resource for accessing records from Stowfield House during the 1940s?

Any information would be most appreciated.