• November 1897 – The Orphanage building was chosen and price agreed, fundraising began.
• January 1898 – The Northern Police Orphanage opened and first child
housed (initially in
temporary accommodation whilst renovations were carried out to building).
• June 1942 – Name changed to St George’s House.
• December 1954 – Orphanage closed.
•
January 1955 – Albany Lodge opened, housing remaining members from the
orphanage.
• January 1955 – St George’s Fund was set up providing weekly allowances at the time of 10s per week to police officers children. The grants/allowances were used to provide “support, maintenance, education and advancement in life”, until a young person left full time education (up to and including Further and Higher education). Wholly funded by subscription
from members of the police force, with no capital behind it whatsoever.
• August 1956 – Albany Lodge closed, any remaining children returned to their families.
• 1957 – around mid-1960’s – St George's House used to house and support
individuals with special needs.
• March 1967 – Orphanage sold for £24,500.
• 1967 – Northern Orphans Trust set up and grants commenced –
concentrating
on
supporting those with special needs and continuation of those people into further education who had been in Albany lodge.
•
2006 – Merge of the two charities, St George’s Fund and Northern Orphans Trust to create the St George’s Police Trust.
• 2012 – Renamed St George’s Police Children Trust.
• 2018 – Significant changes made to widen eligibility and increase the support offered by the Trust to it's beneficiaries.