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Hurn
Hi, my name is Mark Adams, I also went to Hurn School with Ben, Paul Sheil, Paul Belviour and Richard Beerdragger. I went up to the school also and was disapointment to find that it had been turned into appartments. This is where I had the best of my school years. Do you remember the headmaster's name, Mr Morris and some of the teachers' names like Mr Watson, Mr Hurley and Mr Fraizer the maths teacher. Plase reply.
Contributed by Mark Adams
Boarding School 75-81
I was at Hurn Court (School) from 1975 - 1981.
I had many wonderfull years there, it was a great place to grow up, with all the acres of lawns and woodland around the place.
It has now been turned into very expensive appartments.
Contributed by Richard Clarke
Dorset memories
Hurn
Hi, my name is Mark Adams, I also went to Hurn School with Ben, Paul Sheil, Paul Belviour and Richard Beerdragger. I went up to the school also and was disapointment to find that it had been turned into appartments. This is where I had the best of my school years. Do you remember the headmaster's name, Mr Morris and some of the teachers' names like Mr Watson, Mr Hurley and Mr Fraizer the maths teacher. Plase reply.
A memory of Hurn contributed by Mark Adams
Boarding School 75-81
I was at Hurn Court (School) from 1975 - 1981.
I had many wonderfull years there, it was a great place to grow up, with all the acres of lawns and woodland around the place.
It has now been turned into very expensive appartments.
A memory of Hurn contributed by Richard Clarke
Extracts From Hurn & Dorset books
Despite modern development, Westbourne, to the west of Bournemouth, retains its village atmosphere. Spacious
houses and hotels are situated around a dramatic woodland chine leading down to the sea. Westbourne has some
of the best clifftop views in the area, overlooking the broad waters of Poole Bay.
An extract from from"Bournemouth Photographic Memories".
Until the area became too built-up, Southbourne was used by pioneer aviators as a landing ground for their flying
machines. Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, has the unfortunate distinction of being the first pilot to die in a British
air accident, when his fragile aeroplane crashed nearby.
An extract from from"Bournemouth Photographic Memories".
Southbourne maintains its air of
tranquillity even today, compared to the
bustle of Bournemouth. It is bordered
by the sea on one side and a
meandering river on the other. The
Fisherman’s Walk, at Stourcliff, has been
a popular access route to the coast and
seashore for generations.
An extract from from"Bournemouth Photographic Memories".
Boscombe developed to the east of Bournemouth in
mid-Victorian times, attracting the fashionable and
wealthy. Mineral springs added to Boscombe’s
attractions for those seeking an improvement to
health, though it never became the spa
it aspired to be.
An extract from from"Bournemouth Photographic Memories".
Bournemouth rapidly absorbed the older settlements nearby, including Boscombe. But Boscombe’s shops and
arcades soon attracted visitors from its larger neighbour. The gothic architecture seen here remained an
enthusiasm for builders and architects throughout much of the Victorian period.
An extract from from"Bournemouth Photographic Memories".