Letchworth Settlement, an independent adult education centre, is
one of the treasures of the world’s first garden city. Starting
life in 1920 as Letchworth Adult Education Settlement, it soon
became part of the wider Educational Settlement Association,
following the example of Toynbee Hall in London, and is now one of
few such institutions still in existence in 2020. In its early
days, the Settlement embodied the ideals of the young garden city
with its ethos of self-help. There was a strong belief that
everyone was entitled to an education and to fulfil their
potential; the unemployed in the town were regularly helped with
free classes and meals. In 1925 the Settlement moved to the former
premises of the Skittles Inn in Nevells Road, which it still calls
home. Despite a lack of funds, the number of classes grew steadily
and associated societies were formed, including the Settlement
Players and the camera club (both still in existence) as well as a
choir and orchestra and rambling and camping clubs. The building
was listed grade II in 1979; in 1995 the then Letchworth
Corporation bought the building and leased it back to the
Settlement, ensuring a more secure future for an institution seen
as an integral part of life in Letchworth. In this lively history,
former Hertfordshire County Archivist Kate Thompson looks at the
wider context in which the organisation flourished, as well as
notable members of staff and key events in its century of sharing
knowledge.
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