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St. Mary's Junior and Infants School (catholic) in The Mounts. It backed onto Notre Dame High School. Children who passed the "11+" examination could then take the entrance examination with a view to attending the latter.
The Notre Dame nuns used to collect up the fallen apples and pears from the trees in the "Convent Garden", cut off the bad bits, and bring the good fruit in a basket for the children.
The school had a good reputation, and dedicated staff.
Worst thing about it was the crates of empty milk bottles in the entrance, which stank of sour milk. Free school milk was a legacy of a deprived post-war Britain, meant to protect the needs of children. Though no longer a necessity, it was compulsory drinking for pupils. In those days nobody liked to challenge the "Authorities", even if it meant pupils being sick (the sour milk stench had far-reaching effects!).
It was closed and demolished around the same time as Notre Dame High School, i.e. 1975.
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