My Old School

Many years ago, in the dim and distant past, I went to school here.

Set deep in the heart of Jane Austen country, was Daneshill School, Dogmersfield Park, Hampshire.

I truly liked that school.  Although I was only there for year, it was the best. I went to four schools so I feel I can speak with some authority as to what makes a good school.

The school has since moved to other accommodation, after burning down (nothing to do with me, I swear) and the house is a very beautiful hotel, one of the Four Seasons group.

We drove over this morning and had a little look.  The staff were very kind and helpful.  They said I was the first ex-pupil to visit.

This was our library where we did our homework in the evening.

The stairs to the classrooms.

Mum sat in the gardens while I explored outside a little.  There was nothing much I remembered. I was only 11 when I was a pupil.

After our explorations, we popped into an antique barn on our way home.

I might have made a couple of purchases.

How could I not?!  Home tomorrow.

5 thoughts on “My Old School

  1. Margaret Robinson

    It must be nice to have a school that you liked, turned into something equally as good (though for different reasons) as this. It’s wonderful.

    The temptation of buying something in this beautiful barn would be over-riding. I’d buy a lot of “somethings”. It’s gorgeous!

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  2. Catherine

    It’s a lovely place, on the way from where I used to live in Fleet/Hartley Wintney, and my dad’s in Odiham. It always had a very good reputation as a school! 🙂

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  3. Belinda Douglas Tomberlin

    I went to Daneshill from 1967 til 1975, when it was in Old Basing and when it moved to Dogmersfield. We used to love exploring the grounds and it’s history. The inside was beautiful, but not appreciated enough at that age!

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