House of Mercy for Wayward Girls

House of Mercy for Wayward Girls

Cavenaugh Street

Cheltenham

VIC

Australia

Provider: Church of England

Year Opened: 1892

Year Closed: 1946

 

The House of Mercy was opened in 1892. It was run by the Mission to the Streets and Lanes as a home for ‘fallen and friendless women’. The women in charge of the House of Mercy were to become known as the Community of the Holy Name.

 

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