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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 24 Building Swimming Pool

Credit line: Alan Perry talks about when they built Shottermill School swimming pool.

Transcription:

Interviewee: I remember particularly that we helped to build Shottermill School swimming pool. That was great fun.

Interviewer: You helped to build it?

Interviewee: We helped to build it. As kids we had to out and do our bit there.

Interviewer: Digging a hole?

Interviewee: Digging and fiddling around with bits. I’m sure they didn’t do very much but they made us feel part of it. The worst thing of course was leaping into it on a cold, spring day and there was never any heating, that was awful.

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