THERE has been a fantastic response to our appeal for information regarding the Queen Street boarding house mystery.

Two weeks ago, we spoke to Marion Harrison, who was born in a Lancaster house during the Second World War where young, unmarried mothers were sent to have their babies.

Marion's mother gave her up for adoption just six weeks after she was born, and she has never been in contact with her ever since.

Marion says she is pleased with the response, but said: "I would still like to hear from anyone who was born in the house during the war.

None of the people who wrote to me were involved at the house during the war years and I would like to find out what happened there at that time."

Marion is busy replying to all the letters, however the most touching of the letters was signed only 'Annie' and gave no address.

Annie gave birth at Queen Street in the late 1960s and remembers the pain of separation from her child, as well as the words of abuse shouted at her and other girls when they were out of the house.

Marion said: "I felt for her, I actually cried over that letter.

Her letter was very upsetting and I found her a very, very brave woman, a remarkable person."

Marion was surprised to learn that the house continued to operate as long as it did - she had previously thought it had closed at the end of the war.

Other letter writers included a plumber who had helped to install central heating at the house in 1957 and a woman who befriended girls at the house in the 1940s.

Anyone who can help Marion further, in particular anyone who was born at Queen Street during the war years, can contact Marion care of the Citizen , Victoria Court, Penny St, Lancaster.