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Open Day at Undershaw - Sunday 16th September - Corinne (15th Sep 2018 - 16:28:53) Undershaw - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former home at Hindhead will be open on Sunday 16th September from 10.30 to 15.00 as part of the English Heritage Open Day scheme. Entry by donation. Refreshments available. www.steppingstones.org.uk

Re: Open Day at Undershaw - Sunday 16th September - Ivan (15th Sep 2018 - 22:54:57) Hi Corinne,Thank you very much for this information:What a fantastic idea.Best wishes from some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's bulgarian fans.

Re: Open Day at Undershaw - Sunday 16th September - D (30th Aug 2025 - 15:40:28) Out of idle curiosity, if it's not rude of me to ask, who owns Undershaw now? I remember a few years ago the future of the place was uncertain. Named "Undershaw" because George Bernard Shaw (who lived close by) finished building his house first. Who remembers his Waxwork at Brading?

Re: Open Day at Undershaw - Sunday 16th September - Joe (30th Aug 2025 - 22:21:58) Last thing I heard was it was being run as a school for those pupils with learning difficulties not sure of any specifics maybe “stepping stones’ ? But that was a few years ago may have changed.

Re: Open Day at Undershaw - Sunday 16th September - Ivan (30th Aug 2025 - 22:30:37) Hi D and thank you for the information about the Waxworks in Brading ,which apparently was on lsle of Wight, now sadly closed ( I did not know that) . Now about your question : "Undershaw" in Hindhead is a specialist private school ,where children aged 9 to 19 with mild to moderate learning difficulties and additional needs, access the national curriculum and GCSE and BTEC qualification pathways in a safe, secure, and friendly environment" . According to their website, it is owned by The David Forbes-Nixon Family Charitable Foundation (DFN Foundation) and the place looks beautiful - I was there over 10 years ago with my daughter ,when a man ,told me the story about the place: The house was build approx. in 1897 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for his wife Louisa or "Touie" ,who was suffering from tuberculosis and at that period of time (that area was known as "Little Switzerland") the fresh air was the main treatment for it. Louisa fought off the illness for another 10 years, but she "succumbed" to it in 1906, at the age of 49. The interesting thing about the name is that Sir A.C.Doyle named the house "Undershaw" as he though his house was on a higher ground than the house of George Bernard Shaw , which is down the road (and can be seen even today). They made a bet on that , the measurements were done and ... Mr Shaw won ,hence the name of the house ,"Undershaw" . I hope it was interesting for you to know it;

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