Feb 19, 2023 · Fans of Call The Midwife can visit the real life inspiration for Nonnatus House, in Poplar, East London. The real sisters were the Religious Sisters of Saint John the Divine and they lived and worked at St Frideswide’s Mission House in Lodore Street.

Oct 1, 2021 · While St. Raymond Nonnatus, for whom the show's house is named, is indeed the saint of midwives and pregnant women, the building the midwives of Poplar call home doesn't actually exist.

Jan 26, 2025 · Call The Midwife was first broadcast 13 years ago and has since become one of the most loved period dramas in British TV history but what is the real story of Nonnatus House?

Nonnatus House is the home of the Nuns of the Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus and the Midwives, and is the headquarters for their work in midwifery and nursing in the district of Poplar, London.

The plot follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee, as well as the work of midwives and the nuns of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent and part of an Anglican religious order, coping with the medical problems in the deprived Poplar district of London's desperately poor East End in …

Apr 15, 2021 · Nonnatus House is the fictional convent at the centre of Poplar's run down community and home to all of the hard-working nurses and nuns. The building is actually constructed at the Longcross Film Studios in Surrey.

The real story of Call the Midwife's Nonnatus House. The Order of Sisters was established back in 1848 near Euston in Fitzroy Square where they trained as nurses and midwives.

Jan 5, 2025 · The real story of Call the Midwife's Nonnatus House. The Order of Sisters was established back in 1848 near Euston in Fitzroy Square where they trained as nurses and midwives.

Oct 8, 2020 · Nonnatus House is the fictional convent at the centre of Poplar's run down community and home to all of the hard-working nurses and nuns. St Joseph’s College, nearby to Mill Hill in North London, functioned as a training centre for Catholic missionaries for 150 years before its sale in 2008.

Nov 22, 2024 · Nonnatus House served as the central hub for midwifery and community healthcare in East London's Poplar district. This iconic building played a crucial role in the lives of local residents and the nuns who dedicated themselves to serving the area.