Wymondham College

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Wymondham College is a state boarding school, located in Norfolk, England, that was the largest in Europe when it opened in 1951. It is a specialist Technology College (Mathematics, Science, ICT & DT) and Modern Foreign Languages college.

The School is built on the site of the World War II USAAF 231st Station Hospital, and when the school first opened in 1951 the hospital's Nissen huts were used as classrooms and dormitories. Brick-built accommodation began to appear in the late 1950s but Nissen huts continued to stay in use, principally as classrooms, through to end of the 1990s. The only Nissen hut that remains is the College chapel (there were two others used for storage, but they have been demolished). A memorial garden has been created on the site of the former mortuary (which for many years was used as the technical drawing classroom).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wymondham_College
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Coordinates:   52°32'41"N   1°3'42"E

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  • Can I reach any first pupils of1952/3/4/5/6
  • I am in contact with Richard Lusher from King's Lynn. I came across this by chance so if you want to contact me it would be best to email, I'm not going to post it here but it should be available from WCA, or message me on Facebook?
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