10 Forever Surrey / anniversary issue


THE SURREY SCRAPBOOK


The 1960s


In 1968 it was a very small, friendly community at Surrey with 1,100 male and 45 female students. Food was unusual; I suspect the chef was Norwegian as we had smorgasbord on the menu quite oſten. A big cheese salad was 15p.


Linda Gates-Sumner, Physics 1973


In 50 years, the University of Surrey has grown from a rural (and rather muddy) site, with a small number of former Battersea College of Technology students into a thriving international campus with a 15,700-strong community.


In this special anniversary year, we asked for memories of your time at Surrey: the music you listened to, the inspiring academics who taught you, the friends and the fun. We were overwhelmed by your response. Over the next few pages we share images from the University’s five decades, together with your unique stories, to celebrate 50 golden years.


I remember our pioneering spirit of being the first undergraduates to move to Guildford from Battersea, good lecturers and head of department, close friendships and community.


John Quilter, Chemical & Process Engineering 1969


The individual attention I was given in studying subjects was new to me. I became editor of a newly launched newspaper and made excellent friends.


Ian Jamieson, Sociology 1966


You were listening to: The Beatles: Help (Ashley Blake, Electrical Engineering 1965)


The Scaffold: Lily the Pink (Peter Baylis, Materials Science & Engineering 1966)


The Seekers: The Carnival is Over (Richard Moon, Civil Engineering 1967)


Around 1,400 meals a day were served in the ‘emergency feeding station’


The Rolling Stones: I Can’t Get No Satisfaction (Anne Fisher, Hotel & Catering Administration 1968)


Construction of Battersea Court


The first group of students


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