Away From Home

The Story of Victoria House

By Frances Porter

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"Built in 1908 at 282 The Terrace, Victoria House was an unpretentious establishment. The bedrooms were small, sparsely furnished and cold; the food, like the student allowance, was carefully budgeted.

BUt the students had fun - dancing in the common-room of an evening, and enjoying the heady freedom of being 'away from home'.
Drawing on conversations with former residents and on carefully preserved records, Frances Porter has written a lively history. For nearly a century, Victoria House has offered a space for young people on the cusp of independence to extend their lives."