Nostalgic memories of Radford's local history

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I lived in the hamlet Ledwell near to Radford . I and another boy Edmund Wilson and I became Day pupils at this school until it closed in about 1953/4. My lasting memory was the daily after lunch walks along the roads under the escort of one of the nuns. I also remember the dancing around the M aypole on the tennis court.
I believe I was there 1954 to 1956. Other girls were Maire Mc Keffitt, Brenda Dixon and Dymphna O' Brien. It was a very harsh life with strict nuns, little food and very little fun. I remember Fr Bennett. I did not know it was for girls who thought they wanted to become nuns. My mother insisted I stay there but I hated it. Only time it was fun was when we walked to Enstone and got candy and then walked back; not on our own but with nuns. My name back then was Mary Walsh.
I was at St Marys Convent, Radford, a boarding school run by nuns for young girls wanting to be nuns. I was there for a few years - quite harsh. Anyone else got any memories?