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ARCHIVES

As we celebrate our 80th year and explore our archive collections, we will post updates on the artefacts, photographs and stories we find. From past newsletters and event highlights to photos, publications, and historical records, the archives tell a fascinating story!

Stay tuned as we'll add even more to the collection...

Scroll through to read the historical timeline for your decade!

A huge credit to Malcolm Freeman and Diana Connolly for their Holmewood House School: The First Fifty Years. This comprehensive account of the school has been invaluable in putting together the archive pages and understanding our collections.

HOLMEWOOD THROUGHOUT HISTORY

Click on the photographs to learn more about Holmewood's history.

1945 - 1959

1960 - 1969

1970 - 1979

1980 - 1989

1990 - 1999

2000 - 2009

2010 - NOW

STORIES FROM THE ARCHIVES

Future opera singer star Freddie De Tommaso once starred in Holmewood's production of The Twits. More...

The 2010/11 academic year marked 20 years of rounders at Holmewood. More...

Holmewood pupils were treated to a workshop with casualty actor and Old Holmewoodian Tristan Gemmill. More...

YOUR MEMORIES OF HOLMEWOOD

In the 2010/11 "Holmewoodian" Malcolm Freeman reflected on his time at Holmewood, including what the school was like when he first arrived. More...

In September 2025 we welcomed back alumni from the 1960s. Here are some of their memories about their time at Holmewood House - many of the values and… More...

Old Holmewoodians, whose children also attended Holmewood in the 2000s, reflect on their experiences at school in the 1970s. More...

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