St Mary's Town and Country School

When France surrendered, with the threat of a German invasion, the school was moved inland to Yarkhill Court near Hereford, and stayed there until the end of the war.

Yarkhill Court was a small Victorian manor house attached to a working mixed farm, and next to the river Frome.

In this period academic teaching became more rigorous, with more science subjects being introduced; advantage was taken of the large picturesque grounds, and there were more sports: horse-riding, tennis, football and athletics were introduced; advantage was taken of the large ballroom to provide facilities for music and dancing.

In 1954 Hedgerley Wood was acquired, a woodland property of 16 acres (65,000 m2), near Chinnor in the Chilterns, with a small swimming-pool and all facilities for games and projects.

It was reported in the Daily Telegraph[4] that Mrs Paul owed the Inland Revenue £84,000: other creditors included Eton College (the lessors of the school buildings) and four teachers who, through their Union, claimed back pay.

The school had been recognised as efficient in 1969, but due to the system of recognition being abolished in 1976, there was nothing the inspectors could do as long as they were satifisfied with the teaching.

Mrs Paul, living in her house at 87 Belsize Park Gardens, had become more "autocratic and withdrawn", refusing offers of help.

In November of that year the Hampstead and Highgate Express[5] reported that Mrs Paul "now mentally ill" had been offered an unfair price (£225,000) for her house by the owner of the neighbouring property "Fine Art Tutors", who wanted to extend.

Had a fair price been offered, Mrs Paul would have been able to pay off her creditors: ironically, the property was soon put on the market again, selling for £350,000.

Elisabeth Paul (née Selver) was born in Darmstadt, Germany on 25 April 1895,[6] and according to her death certificate died at Elmhurst Residential Home, 81-85 Holden Road, London N12 on 4 February 1991, of Bronchopneumonia and Extreme Old Age.

The clip shown has 8 minutes of excerpts from the program transmitted on 15 March 1966, showing aspects of St Mary's Town & Country School with an interview of Mrs Paul.