Pupils of a Kenton school have travelled in time thanks to a team of builders.
On their last day of school, children at Priestmead Primary School celebrated the summer holidays by burying a time capsule which will lie undisturbed for half a century.
Future pupils will marvel at the ancient technology, including pencils, printed photographs and a movie on a USB stick, when they crack open the treasure trove in 50 years.
Each class put an item in the device donated by building firm Kier.
It was then buried under the new nursery play area as part of a ceremony conducted by Mayor of Harrow Rekha Shah.
Councillor Shah said: “Digging up history is always fun – in years to come other students not even born yet will be able to find out about the children’s lives, and what it was like at Priestmead in 2016.”
Priestmead Primary is halfway through a whole-school rebuild as part of a council regeneration programme.
When the students return after Christmas, they will start the New Year in brand new classrooms.
“The next few months will be very exciting as we begin to see huge changes across the school – the time capsule is a great opportunity to celebrate the school today and build excitement for the months ahead,” added Cllr Shah.
Head teacher Sash Hamidi said: “A new building is such an exciting time for us at Priestmead but we do not want to forget our phenomenal past which has enabled us to be what we are today.”
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