Alltidhults skola

About the museum

Alltidhults skola is a well-preserved rural school in Jämshög parish in Olofström Municipality. It is one of the small village schools where many Swedes received their first education. The school started in 1844, two years after the Elementary School Ordinance made elementary schooling compulsory, in a cottage moved onto the village common.

In 1877 a proper classroom was built and the old cottage became the teacher’s residence. Pupil numbers peaked in the 1880s with over 50 children and then fell to 20–30 around the turn of the century. During the 1940s only one pupil remained and the school was closed. The writers Harry Martinson, who attended the school in 1913–1914, and Sven Edvin Salje have connections to the place.

The building is a single-storey log house on a high stone foundation, with a red-painted facade and its original interior: classroom, teacher’s residence and tiled stoves. The plot includes a fenced garden and an outbuilding. The school was declared a listed building in 2005 and is today managed by Alltidhults intresseförening, which uses the house as a village hall and for summer activities.

Highlights

• Classroom and teacher’s residence with original interior
• Tiled stoves and a log building on a high stone foundation
• Listed building since 2005
• Connections to Harry Martinson and Sven Edvin Salje
• Garden and outbuilding on the plot

Founded

1844

Operated by

Alltidhults intresseförening

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Visit Blekinge states that admission is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The County Administrative Board states that the building is not adapted for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The school is at Alltidhultsvägen 47 in Alltidhult, in Jämshög parish in Olofström Municipality.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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