Mardyke School

A Memory of South Ockendon.

This photo is of Mardyke School in Cruick Avenue, South Ockendon. I lived in Elwick Road just 100 yards around the corner and attended Mardyke (Infants and Juniors) between 1954 and 1960. The photo has been taken from the main school gates in Cruick Avenue and the infants' playground is shown. The flower border to the right of the pavement in the foreground was always stocked full of roses. It was a great school and I very much enjoyed my time there - Mr Smith was my form teacher in my final year (1960). Others in my class included Terry Rampling, Robert Lees, Peter Cecil, Malcolm Smith, Marilyn Mayger, Linda Kindell, John Banyard.

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i was at Mardye from 1963 til 1969 my last teacher there was Miss Ban some others in my class were Janice Acott, Karen Webb, June Sawyer, Amanda Vogel, Janet Powell, Kevin Rance, Paul Smith, Brian Rands, Michael Rogers, Mr Thomas was the Headmaster

By tongueanne on Sat Sep 6th 2014, at 9:33 pm

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I also lived in Elwick Road No 20 with brother George and sister Linda. Other people in our road Brian Clark Brenda Smith Tom Maloney Dave Blackshaw lived in Cruick. Also Peter Waterman in Cruick. George still lives in South Ockendon Linda in Hornchurch and I live in Langdon Hills. Brian Clark lives in Houston Texas and he comes back every year or so.

By jackieanddave.britton on Sun Jun 7th 2015, at 2:43 pm

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I lived in Elwick Rd at No.16 next to Brenda and Raymond Smith at No.18 and Linda Britton at No.20. We all used to go down to the Mardyke to play runouts together and knockdown ginger, we had a skipping rope that went across the width of the road where everyone joined in taking it in turns to jump in and out while the rope was moving.
When I got older I used to around with Ray Crosby and Dave Buck who both lived in Cruick Road and Johnny Cox who lived in Corran Way,we used to go the the Mill in Aveley on a Friday night to see local band The Gas Co. They were great times.

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By c.cross on Mon Nov 23rd 2015, at 10:18 am

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Love reading all the memories I went to Mardyke in 1970 to 1974 ? Does anyone remember me my names Kevin lock I lived clayburn gardens. That was an amazing time and a great schools remember when the swimming pool was being built if I Remember correctly the army or the TA where helping with the work. If anybody does remember me please get back thanks

By Kevin Lock on Wed Apr 11th 2018, at 7:15 am

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my mum was a cook at mardyke from 60,s until it closed mrs.A.Whitney .we all went to mardyke.Darren,wayne,Lee Whitney,you could not ask for a better start in life,i can always remember letting our dog out and he would come to school with us,so i had a reason to take him home to get out of school for a while lol,i can remember hidding in the tube on the adventure playground,good days, i remember collecting all the news paper to pay for the swimming pool

By Lee Whitney on Mon Feb 1st 2021, at 10:45 am

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