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Haslemere Hall. Haslemere Hall, on Bridge Road, is a theatre, cinema and music venue. It opened in January 1914 and its design, by the architect Annesley Brownrigg, was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement. During the First World War, it was used as a drill hall. [249] [250]
However, following the reorganisation of local government and the formation of Haslemere Town Council in 1974, [15] the town hall became the main meeting place of the town council. [16] A stained glass window, designed by the artist, Rachel Mulligan, and depicting the town's coat of arms, was installed in the council chamber in 2006. [17]
Oak Hall at Haslemere, Surrey, England is a Grade II listed country house. As of 2013 it houses Oak Hall Country Club, part of the Wispers Park retirement apartments. History
Following the death of Arnold Dolmetsch at Haslemere in 1940, his family continued to promote the building and playing of early instruments. Mabel Dolmetsch (1874–1963), his third wife, was a noted player of the bass viol. She wrote "Dances of England and France 1450 - 1600" which includes tunes set by Arnold Dolmetsch.
Haslemere Urban District; Hambledon Rural District; The new district was named after Waverley Abbey in the parish of Farnham, which was the earliest Cistercian monastery in Britain. [5] For the first six years of its existence, the council was based outside the district at the former Hambledon Rural District Council's offices at Bury Fields in ...
They lived at Pinewood, Old Haslemere Road in Haslemere. Together they toured, performed and broadcast recitals for viola da gamba and harpsichord, [ 4 ] making a number of recordings. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] But unlike most of his family Rudolph Dolmetsch was interested in modern music - conducting and composing - as well as in early music for traditional ...
Haslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the eminent surgeon Sir Jonathan Hutchinson to display his growing collection of natural history specimens. After two moves it found in 1926 a permanent home in Haslemere High Street, in the town of Haslemere, Surrey, England. The museum won a national award in 2012 [1] and is an independent ...
Difficult wartime moves first to Fernhurst and later to Stoatley Hall were a triumph for the headmistress, Miss Oakley-Hill, and paved the way for further expansion. [9] In 1995, The Royal Naval School for girls at Haslemere was amalgamated with The Grove School founded in 1864 to form The Royal School, Haslemere.