Willowbrae House Maternity Home

Framed certificate of registration of Willowbrae House as a Maternity Home by the City and Royal Burgh of Edinburgh, 1938

Willowbrae House was registered with the City of Edinburgh Council as a Maternity Home by Miss Ethel Twiss in 1938. It first appears in the Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory under Miss Twiss's name in the 1942-1943 edition, but its last appearance is in the 1994-1945 volume. Prior to this period it was owned by Mr. John Twiss.

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Anonymous, January 2001

Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists

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