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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]
HMS Squid II, Landing craft squadron staff, Westcliff Hall Hotel, Hythe; HMS Standard, WWII training establishment for men who would otherwise be discharged, Kielder, Northumberland [36] HMS Stopford, Landing craft working-up base, Bo'ness; HMS Talbot, Manoel Island, Malta; HMS Tamar, Base operated from 1897 to 1997 at two locations in Hong Kong
List of Canadian battles during the First World War on the Western Front plaque in Currie Hall, Royal Military College of Canada. The Western Front comprised the fractious borders between France, Germany, and the neighboring countries. It was infamous for the nature of the fight that developed there; after almost a full year of inconclusive ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
With the moving of the main signal school to Leydene House the Admiralty Signal Establishment also moved, in April 1941, and was established in Lythe Hill House, Haslemere. The Production department had been set up in Whitwell Hatch Hotel at Haste Hill , Haslemere by the end of May that year, with a small part of the establishment remaining at ...
The 369th in action. After being detached and seconded to the French, they wore the Adrian helmet, while retaining the rest of their U.S. uniform.Seen here at Séchault, France on 29 September 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, they wear the U.S. Army-issue Brodie helmet, correct for that time.
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.