Dowlais Central School

Dowlais Central School
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Dowlais Central School


Dowlais Central School - Hall


Dowlais Central School - Circa 1900


Dowlais Schools (Postcard courtesy of Mrs Gill Thomas)


Dowlais Central School 1946 Middle Row: Third from right is John Hartnett. Front Row L-R: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Betty Osment, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? (Photograph Courtesy of Betty Osment)


Dowlais Infants School - 1946 Jane Cresswell tells us: "I am the tallest girl in the middle of the middle row. Miss Evans, the Governess, is on the right, and Miss Matthias on the left. Peter Lewis, son of the Lloyd's Bank Manager is on the extreme left of the back row. I think the girl 7th from the left on the front row was called Lynette, and the 9th from the left front row was Mair." (Photograph & Information Courtesy of Jane Cresswell)


Dowlais Central Infants School - 1954 - Form 4 Back Row L-R: Mrs. Williams (headmistress), Terry Gray, Royston Griffiths, Vivian Phillips, Tegwyn Price, Leonard, ?, Peter Morgan, Meurig Thomas, ?, ? Kenneth, John Griffiths, Mrs. Smith ( Teacher). Middle Row L-R: ?, Michael Mahoney, John Owen, ?, ?, Anita Greenwood, ?, ?, Mair Jenkins, ?,?,?. Front Row L-R: Julie Aitken, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Anne Morgan, ?,?. (Photograph & Information Courtesy of Alan Williams)


Dowlais Central School 1955 L:R: Back Row: Miss Williams, Stuart Jones, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Williams Elliot, Geoffrey Hughes , Teacher. Middle Row: ?, ?, Kenneth Price, Lawrence Abbott, Lyn Strangwood, Graeme , Perry Williams, Front Row: Anne Griffiths, Linda Jones, Linda Pritchard, ?, ?, Denise Protheroe, ?, ?, ?, Anne Harris,?, ?, ?. (Photograph courtesy of Stuart Jones & Information Courtesy of Alan Williams)


1956 L:R: Back Row: Miss Morgan, ?, ?, Peter Griffiths, ?,?, ?, ?, ?, Miss Williams Middle Row: Raymond Griffiths, John Griffiths, Bill Littlewood, ?, ?, ?, Melvyn Jenkins, ?, Front Row: Ann Summers, ?, Glynis Blackwell, ?,?, Hilary Caswell, ?, ?, (Photograph courtesy of Val Griffiths, Thanks to Bill Littlewood for names.)


Dowlais Infants School - St. David's Day 1954 Back Row L-R: Lynda Pritchard, Ann Grifiths, Anne Bevan, ?, Jacqueline Love Front Row L-R: ?, Margaret Williams (Photograph courtesy of Lynda Pritchard Newcombe)


1956/57 (Photograph courtesy of Lynda O'Keefe)


1957 (Photograph courtesy of Lynda O'Keefe)


1958 L:R: Back Row: Haydn Jones (Headteacher), Mel Jenkins, John Jones, Alan Morgan, Howard Batten, Vincent Morgan, Reg Newbury, Peter Griffiths, Dennis Morgan, ?, ?, Stan Phillips, Teacher. Middle Row: Mike Mahoney, Gerwyn Edwards, Phillip John Lloyd, Brian Hurley, David Smith, Lenny Jones, Phil Corke, ?, Donald Spacey. Front Row: John Grifftihs, Sheila Jones, Avril Spacey, ?, Yvonne Morgan, ?, ?, Wendy ?, Marilyn Adams. (Photograph courtesy of Val Griffiths, Names courtesy of Gerwyn, Allison & Hywel Edwards)


Dowlais Central School - Class 3A - 1958/59c Back Row L-R: Stuart Evans, Gerwyn Marshalse, Phillip Besley, Peter Jones, Phillip Cartwright, Elwyn Kinsey, Raymond Wall, Elwyn Davies, Cerys Morgan & ? Butler. Middle Row L-R: Margaret ?, Barbara Morgan, Sheila Clark, Pam Smith, Lynwyn Edwards, Margaret Sinnet, Eira Price, Linda Thomas & Sandra Hagerty, Front Row L-R: Linda Phillips, Margaret Edward, Mair Davies, Sandra Jones, Dorothy Edwards, Marion Jones, Marion (James) Hughes, Kay Sullivan, Anne Muncey, Jean Thomas, Dilys ?, Janice Evans & Jean Davies. (Photograph Courtesy of Alyson Rowlands)


Standard 4A - 1959 Back Row L-R: Headmaster (Jumbo) Mr. Haydn Jones, Stewart Jones, Nigel Watkins, Royston Griffiths, Howard Thomas, Vivian Phillips, Clive Passe, William Elliott, Terry Gray, Teacher Mr. Lawrence (Lollipop). Middle Row L-R: Phillip Noel Lewis, Peter Morgan, Perry Williams, Lyn Strangwood, Susan Williams, Lynda Jones, Anne Griffiths, Kenneth Price, Lawrence Abbot, Tegwyn Price, Geoffrey Hughes. Front Row L-R: (?), (?), (?), (?), Mair Jenkins, (?), Anne Morgan, Linda Pritchard, (Anne Harris ?), Julie Aitken. (Photograph courtesy of Val Griffiths & Information Courtesy of Alan Williams additional information Nigel Watkins)


Standard ? - 1959 (Photograph courtesy of Val Griffiths)


July 1959 (Photograph courtesy of Lynda O'Keefe)


Dowlais Central School - Tuesday - June 1963 - Form 2a. L - R Top Row: Glynis Handley, Lynette Foley, Beverley Jones, Alyson Jones, Sylwen Addis, Christen Norris, Margaret Collins, Barbara Potter, Pauline Woodward, Carol Jones, Jane Ellio, Jennifer Swift. Second Row: ?, Jennifer Ayer, Janice Ayer, Jane Gall, Ann Grifiths, Christen Cooper, Diane Brace, Cheryl Rees, Elaine Price, Mairwen? Davies, Marilyn Mahoney, Sandra Sirondewas? Ist Row: Pamela Phillips, Glenys Evans, Susan Lewis, Geraldine Jones, Helen Morgan, Linda Jones, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Bevan, Beth Williams,; Linda Howick, Janice Edwards. (Photograph & Information Courtesy of Barrie Jones)


Dowlais School win a cup at the Eisteddfod - 1960s


Dowlais County Recorders at the Borough Concert Held at Bishop Hedley School - Mid 1960s Back Row L-R: Jean Jones, Jacky Cunningham, ?, Miss Shapland (PE Teacher), Alison Morgan, Mrs Annette Moore (Music Teacher), Janice Price, Annette Harris, ?, Susan Rees, Kim Mehegan, ?. Front Row L-R: Cheryl Phillips, Barbara French, Susan ?, Ann Jones. (Names Courtesy of Annette Thomas)


Dowlais Central School, Top Class 1969 (Photograph courtesy of Richie Price)


Dowlais Central School, September 1970. (Photograph Courtesy Of John Davies)


Dowlais Central School - September 1977


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