[quote="Pauline"No - Mallory is a different school to Launcelot School - I went there (Launceot). Mallory is a huge Comprehensive School which has entrances in Launcelot Road and Gareth Grove.
Used to have a friend there in Gareth grove, right opposite the mallory entrance lived the Lindzner family, but what I was waiting for was an expression of incredulity that my younger brother was 26 years younger than me. So Launcelot still stands ! and is the copy of Peter Pan still standing inthe infants playground too ?
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OK Dickie here goes "Ohh!!! Arr!!! IS your brother 26 years younger than you!!!!"""
How's that?
I don't know about the statue of Peter Pan, I left before it was put there. A few things I do remember about my days in Launcelot School:
The clock in the hall was one of those railway station clocks, with a door at the bottom for winding. And if the door was open the fairy was out and about.
Also in the playground was a patch of relaid gravel, and at times stipulated by the teacher that area became a magic zone, and all sorts of things would happen to you if you went into it. Ahh!! the joys of innocence and the innocent times in which we lived. I cannot imagine how teachers would 'get away' with that sort of thing today.
I remember school dinners. Which looking back were not that bad!!!! The sweets were not always that healthy, but we didn't fall asleep at our desks, my cousin worked in the kitchens so I always had seconds. I also remember the spoonful of malt we had, I loved malt (ok I'm weird) and always took a dessert spoon which when full of malt would only just fit into my mouth! This was replaced by col liver oil capsules, which for me started a habit that continues to this day!!!!
