{"id":143828,"date":"2021-08-08T21:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T19:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/public-primary-school-herenstraat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T01:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:52:43","slug":"public-primary-school-herenstraat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/public-primary-school-herenstraat\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Primary School Herenstraat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Herenstraat 4, Aalten (no longer extant)<\/p>\n\n

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The Public Primary School on Herenstraat in Aalten was established in 1884. The new school replaced the ancient village school on Landstraat<\/a>. Over the years, the headteachers included Messrs Stegeman<\/a>, Veenstra, Bennink, de Lange, van Rugge, Brunt, Siebrands, van Zeijl, and Leferink. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the occupation years, the school was briefly used as a \u2018Fallschirm-Armee Waffenschule\u2019<\/a> (Paratrooper Army Weapon School).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1960s, classes from the Commercial Evening School were also held here three nights a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 1974, the school had to temporarily close its doors due to a flea infestation. The cause was discovered to be a litter of cats living underneath the school building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1976, a new public primary school was opened in Aalten on Wehmerstraat. This school was later named ‘Openbare Basisschool De Slinger’<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon leaving the old building, the schoolchildren sang the following lines during a noisy parade to the tune of \u2018Yellow Submarine\u2019: \u201cWhere we\u2019re going is the new school, on Wehmerstraat, where it looks so grand. Ninety years old is our school on Herenstraat, in a tumbledown state, etc.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1977, the old school on Herenstraat was demolished, and the site was converted into a car park, known today as \u2019t Hoge Blik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cadastral no.<\/td>I-13311<\/td><\/tr>
Function<\/td>Primary school<\/td><\/tr>
Year of construction<\/td>1884<\/td><\/tr>
Demolition<\/td>1977<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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