Quarrier's Village, Kilmacolm, Inverclyde , Renfrewshire ,Scotland, UK. Nittingshill Cemetery with graves to the orphans who died there
uarrier's was constructed as the Orphans Homes of Scotland in the late 19th century by philanthropist William village was founded as the Orphan Homes of Scotland in 1876 by Glasgow shoe-maker and philanthropist William Quarrier on the site of the former Nittingshill Farm. Quarrier had a vision of a community allowing the young people in his care to thrive, set in a countryside environment and housed in a number of grand residences under a house-mother and Zion Church and Nittingshill Cemetery were opened on 6 March 1888, some ten years after the establishment of Quarriers Village. William Quarrier and many of his family are buried in the Cemetery along with staff, families and those supported when the organisation was known as the Orphan Homes of Scotland and then Quarriers’ Homes from 1958.
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Location: Kilmacolm, Inverclyde , Renfrewshire ,Scotland,
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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