The colonies were set up all over the UK, mainly in England and Wales. Generally there was tremendous goodwill towards the young refugees and many local people gave their time and money to help ensure the success of the colonies, many taking the young niños into their homes. Not all colonies, though, were successfully run, not all the children were made welcome, nor did all the niños behave like angels. But overall the colonies were a success and a testament to the generosity and humanity of the British nation.

Many of you visiting this website will be related to niños who were placed in the various colonies around the UK. Some of you may have even been at these colonies. Others of you may have been involved with the niños in some of the ways mentioned, still others may just be interested in these places and the people who stayed there.

We Need Your Help.

In this section of the website you will find information about the different colonies. This is the section that we hope will grow the fastest – if you have any information about any of the colonies mentioned below, please let us know. For some we do not even have a full address, what has happened to the buildings? Was it reported in the local newspaper? And of course anything about the colonies for which we have only anecdotal evidence. Further details on the colonies can be found on www.spanishrefugees-basquechildren.org.

Please help us by contacting secretary@basquechildren.org.

Known Colonies in GB:

Colonies for which only anecdotal evidence has been found:

• Bromley
• Durham
• Fulwood
• Frogatt
• Helston
• Littlehampton
• Ramsgate
• Tottingham