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It's interesting to note
that there is no hard evidence of there ever being a school in
the village, in support of this, all the elderly residents interviewed
in the 1970's unanimously stated that they had never heard of
one. In 1839 it was recorded that there were no schools in the
Parish. There had been several teachers residing in the village
at different times over the years, but when school was attended
it had been in Heybridge at various venues. The canal towpath
was the regular method for reaching school in Heybridge before
the days of the regular bus service. The appropriate Gov't body
provided a special bus or fare excemption for children who attended
a school furthen than 3 miles from their home. The Plume in Maldon
was borderline distance from the Basin, which created many a
situation of protest. There have been several postcards from
the earlier part of the 20th Century showing small groups of
children by the lock often with the caption 'local schoolchildren'.
These children would have more than likeley been from 'Sunnyside',
the 'Home For Motherless Children', close by on the corner by
the lock, the building that is now 'The Old Ship' Public House.. |
