Boys School Mayfield Magazine – Mayfield Memories

magazinessmall1 Copies of the Mayfield Magazine, published by the Boys School between 1949 and 1966, have been provided by:
Issue No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 – Tony Gocke
Issue No. 17 – Chas Watts
Issue No. 20 – Dave Fifield
Issue No. 21 – Stuart Bailey
Issue No. 22, 23, 24, 25 – Barry MacLennan
Issue No. 26, 27, 28 – Peter Terry

Extracts from the Editorial and Headmaster’s Review that appeared in each issue, together with a Contributor List, are included in each of the following posts except ‘1948 Issue 3’ A selection of items from each Contributor List is also included and more items will be added in the future. In addition a complete scanned copy of issue No. 28 can be viewed HERE.

Mayfield Magazine 1948, Issue 03

This issue of the magazine was the first to be printed. The first two issues were churned out by the boys on an old stencil duplicator, similar to the one on the left. This copy of the magazine was owned by Royston … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1949, Issue 05

From the Editorial by Ronald Twining: I have great pleasure in taking over the editorship of this, the fifth edition of the Mayfield Magazine, from my predecessor, Brian Haynes, who I am given to understand is well on the way … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1950, Issue 06

From the Editorial by Ronald Twining: We were all very pleased to hear that Ron Patten was selected to play for the Ilford Boys, when the team visited Holland last Easter, also that Peter Herbert had the honour to be selected from all England … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1950, Issue 07

From the Editorial by B. Paddon: We are all pleased to hear of Brian Shaw’s record in the cricket team. He took eight wickets for twenty runs and so won a cricket ball from the Star newspaper. The prize is awarded to boys who … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1951, Issue 08

From the Editorial by Brian Paddon: The term from Easter to Summer is always a most important one for all of us, but this year it is especially important because it is the Festival of Britain year. We have had arranged for visits to … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1951, Issue 09

From the Editorial by David Cracknell: The past months have been important for all of us, mainly because of the Festival of Britain. Mr Hicks and our form masters arranged for us to visit both main London exhibitions, at the South Bank and South … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1952, Issue 10

From the Editorial by David Cracknell: During the year the dramatic activities of the school have reached a very high standard. The house plays, performed just before Christmas, attracted very large audiences. This year “The Happy Journey” which was presented by Wood House was … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1952, Issue 11

From the Editorial by Geoffrey Gower: During the past year our record in the field of sport has been a most successful one. We had several boys in the Ilford Schools Football Team which was so successful and our School Team came first in … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1953, Issue 12

From the Editorial by Geoffrey Gower: In Coronation Year there have been many unusual and interesting events.Twenty six boys, who were successful in the ballot, saw the Coronation Procession from the Victoria Embankment. The whole school went to a local cinema to see a … Continue reading →

Mayfield Magazine 1956, Issue 17

From the Editorial by C. Watts: The Mayfield Television Survey which was organised during November by Mr. Husain proved to be highly popular and the fortunate prizewinners who were taken on a visit to the T.V. studio were envied by most of the boys … Continue reading →