Nottingham Post published Sir Peter Mansfield on his school days

In 2014 Sir Peter Mansfield told the Post in his own words about his days at Choumert Road School in Peckham from 1945 to 1949 - and how he was told to forget about making a career in science."DURING the war I was evacuated first to Sevenoaks and then Torquay. I went to primary school there, and was 11 when I returned to my home in London.I remember turning up at school one day and being told we were taking the 11-plus. We weren't given any background about the exam, and I failed it.I...