Banstead Village

Where or which school?

Reply from LNW : Hello Michael, I believe that David is interested in all aspects of old swimming pools in any school and is particulary after photos of completed old pools as in this image, but also photos taken during construction.

My question was meant to be "has anyone an idea which Banstead school this is?"

Reply from LNW; This was Banstead Hall we believe. There were other swimming pools at Rose Hill School in Park Road, Aberdour, the school in Shawley Way and also Greenacre. One of our members in the Banstead History research Group helped dig the pool at the current Banstead Junior School and another helped with the construction of the pool at Aberdour. The shuttering started to come away during the building of this last pool and I hope to have more on this soon.

HI again David Coulson here ,can i buy a copy of the post card above please ? and if so how-much and where from
Thanks
David Coulson

Reply from LNW; Hi David, This is a postcard from my personal collection so I can send you a high quality scan in the next few days. If you intend using it for any publication please include the following credit "From the personal collection of Lewis N. Wood of the Banstead History Research Group".

This is the swimming pool I remember from the 1960's not much changed except a ladder for entry and exsit was there at that time

My memory is very sketchy but I do remember learning to swim in the pool at Banstead Junior school. I was there for 4 years ending in July 1971. It thought it was an outside pool but with wooden walls sheltering it from the rest of the school but I may have been mistaken. I then went on to Nonsuch in Cheam which also had a pool.

This pool was at Banstead Hall "approved" school for boys ...John

Hello. I'm working on a new six-part BBC audio series where a bit of social history of the early 1960s is looking at the Banstead Hall approved school. Nothing bad about the school/staff - just to be clear.

I'm hoping to speak to people who recall the early 60s there for my series. Please get in touch if this was your era and you'd be potentially open to a chat about your memories.

Thanks.
Patrick

Access to this pool was through the middle of a wall in the gymnasium.
The gym had narrow wooden benches along the walls.
I wasn't allowed to swim because I had ear problems.
Definitely Banstead Hall Approved School.
Former "inmate" circa 1961, long since reformed. :-)

I was there for 2 years as an approved school boy. There are many stories I could relate if you are interested, not all good ones.
John Harvey.

Note from LNW: Always happy to hear more. We are here to record history not judge, but neither can we publish allegations about an individual. If you would like to send in more information, please feel free to do so and we will see what we can publish on the site. Thank you.

Patrick, hello. I would like to send you info on my stay at Banstead Hall, however where would I assemble all this info? on here or directly to you somehow. I'm not worried about privacy for my self, let me know please.
Thanks
John
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