![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are many stories ofwalks in the snow, wartime deprivations and trips to the local village. The School remained at Lynmouth until the end of the war looked inevitable, enjoying a very different location, but the same standard of education. The Junior remained, but after a major fire in 1941, they moved to Cote Grange where they kept a small cohort of pupils until the end of the war. With the future looking bleak in Bristol the decision was made to evacuate the school to the holiday resort of Lynmouth in Devon. meaning that several girls were removed from the school by their parents. However, in June 1940, bombs fell on Bristol for the first time. There seemed no need to evacuate the School at the beginning of the war and things carried on as normally as was possible. The School also provided a haven for pupils and teachers who had been displaced from Europe, giving the school a continued sense of internationalism. Miss Baker was keen to maintain the values of the school and ensured that the girls were kept abreast of current affairs. When war broke out in September 1939, Badminton School was as prepared as it could be for the forthcoming trials. ![]()
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