Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Inspired By Repton School

Roald Dahl's Charlie Inspired By Derbyshire School

A Derbyshire school attended by Roald Dahl may have provided the inspiration for the author's famous book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Dahl boarded at Repton School in South Derbyshire from 1930 to 1934. During this time he and his schoolmates were used by Cadbury to taste and rate new products before they went to market. The school believes this sparked a lifelong love of chocolate culminating in Dahl's world-famous story.

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