Mayfield Magazine 1956, Issue 17
From the Editorial by C. Watts: The Mayfield Television Survey which was organised during November by Mr. Husain proved to be highly popular and the fortunate prizewinners who were taken on a visit to the T.V. studio were envied by most of the boys in the school. (Click HERE to see photo and Harry Braham’s report on visit)
From the Headmaster’s Review by C. F. W. Hicks: You will notice that a School motto has been adopted, and now appears beneath the School badge. I hope that as boys pass through the school they will learn its full meaning, and will carry its message with them throughout their lives. (The motto ‘Nil Sine Labore’ had been suggested by Harry Braham).
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Sailing by K. R. Gore
The House On The Hill by A. Shrimpton
Country Cottage by J. J. Green
Nightmare In The Pottery Room by D. Quantril
The Young Chemist by P. Durrent
At Camp With The Air Training Corps by G. Ritson
A Memorable Night by M. R. Bramwell
A Visit To The T.V. Studios by D. Hunt
The Salmon Pool At Night by P. Ettritch
The Joys Of A Camping Holiday by A. Browne
Shadows by G. Radford
Walking by J. Spelman
Making A Football Pitch by D. Winder
Dover Castle by P. Binns
The Sea by G. Langworth
Fishing Tackle by P. Cordess
Golden Hamsters by K. Boulton
Nightmare In The Pottery Room by D. Quantrill
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Dover Castle by P. Binns
The walk up to Dover Castle is a long and hard one and when you look down to the harbour from the keep, it looks just like a toy one. The hall is the first place you see and this is full of suits of armour and weapons of various kinds. From the hall spiral staircases lead into the galleries, which are long winding passages opening into huge rooms. The walls, which are said to be twenty one feet thick, support mighty oak beams which look as if they have been eaten away but are so hard that a man cannot drive a nail into them.
The great fireplaces that are situated on the opposite side to the doorway would have to be lit all day in order to warm the halls at night. In the corner of each room is a hole six feet long and two feet wide and it is said that bodies were dropped from these in olden days. The only windows are narrow slits which let in very little light. In the roof one of the towers is a small reservoir which is not used now. There are four turrets and they are so high that on a clear day the coast of France is clearly visible from them.
The guide told us that the cliffs at Dover are honeycombed with passages, most of which are bricked up to prevent people from getting lost in them.
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