Bramham House, Leeds, July 2012

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The Vicar of Bramham, the Rev. Robert Bownas, built Bramham House in 1806. In 1814 it was sold and the new owner gave the house to his son as a wedding present, in 1856 it was again sold to clear up large debts. For the next 70 years it had numerous owners.

In 1947 West Riding County Council Children's Department purchased the building and it was to become a family group home to accommodate neglected and homeless children, children from broken homes and experiencing 'family problems and educational problems' and those who had failed to respond to treatment for non school attendance within the community.

At its height it was home to 37 children of both sexes. The home closed in the early 1980’s and the children moved to another home in Wetherby that has since closed.






















Thanks for looking!​
 
Nice shots there. Shame to see what looks like once a nice property smashed to pieces...

Cheers for posting them up :)
 
I agree with the other comments, really like the staircase picture and the rest of the pics do the place justice, thanks
 
I was in this place when it was a Children's home when my mother and the rest of my family was made homeless. I think it was 1959. The room with the wood panels and the beautiful carved ceiling was the bedroom of my sister and I. We walked up and down the lovley stairs everyday and pretended we were princesses. We thought we were living in a Hotel, it was the happiest time of our lives. Wish we could find some more info and pictures of how it was originally. So sad to see it now. I don't understand how such a lovely building could be left to go derelict.
 
Great to hear your memories of Bramham - It is such a shame the building has been left to fall down like this, there are lots of photos of the place online for you to view.


I was in this place when it was a Children's home when my mother and the rest of my family was made homeless. I think it was 1959. The room with the wood panels and the beautiful carved ceiling was the bedroom of my sister and I. We walked up and down the lovley stairs everyday and pretended we were princesses. We thought we were living in a Hotel, it was the happiest time of our lives. Wish we could find some more info and pictures of how it was originally. So sad to see it now. I don't understand how such a lovely building could be left to go derelict.
 

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