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Plans to demolish Princess Diana’s childhood school have been attacked by locals who fear it will destroy a town’s heritage. The former Silfield School in Gaywood, where the Norfolk-born royal began her formal education, is at risk of being bulldozed by developers Aspire LLP. Planning permission has been granted for six houses on the site but it has been reported that the company now intends to build a 70-bed care home instead. With the threat of the century-old building being turned into rubble, King’s Lynn Civic Society is attempting to persuade Historic England to grant the Gayton Road prop…

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