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Schooldays in Haslemere

Between the 1940s and 1960s, Haslemere had a variety of different schools. Private schools included St Ives, which at this time was a school ran by the Parents’ National Educational Union and as such emphasised the teaching of nature studies and the arts. The Haslemere School on Chestnut Avenue was opened on 22nd April 1900. It was originally designed for some 220 pupils and built by public subscription. There were also smaller schools such as Hillside School, situated for a time on the Petworth Road and run by the formidable Miss Welland, and Shottermill School in Lion Lane. Woolmer Hill, today the only secondary school in Haslemere, was built in the 1950s to satisfy requirements of 1944 Education Act.

Track 17 School And Teacher

Credit line: Joe Nobbs talks about going to Hillside School.

Transcription:

Interviewer: Where did you go to school?

Interviewee: Initially, Hillside. Hillside is now where Haslemere Travel is, it was the floor above. Haslemere Travel used to be the Southern Electricity showrooms, and above it used to be a kindergarten school, run by Miss Wellend and assisted by Rosie Luff, who was the cooking lady. I went there for a couple of terms.

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