29 Highbury New Park

Address: 29 Highbury New Park, London N5

Open: 1969 – 1992

Number of ISN survivors that lived at 29 Highbury New Park children’s home. 27: 12 women and 15 men

1970s: 7 boys 5 girls

1980s: 6 boys 6 girls

1990s: 2 boys 1 girl

Numbers of children named by ISN survivors as living at 29 HIghbury New Park children’s home: 88: 39 girls and 49 boys 

1970s: 26 boys 18 girls

1980s: 19 boys 20 girls

1990s: 4 boys 1 girls

Residential staff named by ISN survivors as working in 29 Highbury New Park children’s home: 109:

52 men and 57 women (1970-1992)

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1980s contract for 29 Highbury New Park children to read

‘We agree never to use physical force on you, to smack or hit you or any other restraint. We agree not to shout or swear at you. We agree not to physically restrain you if you are in a temper but to wait until you have calmed down enough to talk about it. We agree to tell you sometimes what we like about you. We agree never to insult you. We agree to treat you with as much respect as we treat each other. We agree not to steal or damage your property’ (From an ISN survivor’s file 1985)

In 1982, children were forced to sleep on the floor at a former day centre on Corsica Street due to strike action.

Social work today 30.3.82

In 1983, 7 children, aged 14-17 years, were left unattended for 20 hours. One residential care worker left them and said there should have been two staff on duty. (Islington Gazette 7.10.83) ‘

Opening and closure of the home 1966-92

In 1992 savings were being made by Colgrain, 29 Highbury New Park and Grosvenor having 27 places as Grosvenor was no longer having 3 bedded units.