Dowlais Central School

Dowlais Central School

Dowlais

<Click on the photograph to enlarge>

Dowlais Central School.

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 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, 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. Visit their website: www.migracap.com)

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 Davies, 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, CherylRees,

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 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.