The school designed by Richard Cromwell Carpenter dates from 1849 and was built with stone from Marton Lodge which was destoyed by fire in 1832.
The infants room was added in 1884 and was later used as a private residence before becoming a nursery school.
Captain Cook Memorial School, Marton
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I went to this school in 1950 when Miss Russ was the headmistress and Miss Hoyle was a teacher. Marton at that time was just a small village.
I’ve just found my fatger’s programme for the Centenary Celebrations in 1950 – The Toast :”Our Guests” was given by Miss Russ.
My Mam went to this school 1940 – 1946 Miss Russ was also her teacher. Also a Miss Dixon.
I went to this school from 1957 until it closed when the newly built school opened near Marton shops.Miss Hoyle moved to the new school and she was my first teacher there.
I went there as a Kindergarten child as we lived in South Drive which is just behind the school off The Grove. I was born in 1957, so sometime after then. I do remember Miss Russ, Hoyle and Dixon, especially when I went to the new school at the shops. Happy days where you hardly saw a car and you walked to school adjacent to green fields. How things have changed