Penydarren School (Infants & Juniors)

Penydarren School

(Infants & Juniors)

Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil

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Penydarren Board (Merthyr Tydfil School Board) Schools - circa 1870.

A later photograph of Penydarren Board School,

showing the schools development, and the streets now built around it.

Penydarren Board School

Penydarren Woodwork Class - 1910.

Teacher: Mr. Tom Jones. Also in the picture, Evan R. Winter & Reg Freedman.

(Photograph Courtesy of Bill Winter)

School Attendance Record - 1910

(Courtesy of Evan Winter)

Standard 5 - 1914 .

Headmaster: Mr. Lloyd.

(Photograph Courtesy of Bill Winter)

Penydarren Infants School

(Photograph Courtesy of Don Chamberlain)

Penydarren Girls School - Form 2-3 - 1929

Back row, fourth from left is Elizabeth Ann Hughes.

(Photograph Courtesy of David Saunders)

Penydarren Girls School - Standard 4A - 1929

(Photograph Courtesy of Don Chamberlain)

Penydarren Junior School - circa 1948.

Back Row L-R: Teacher Granville Davies, ?, John Lawrence, ?, ?, ?, Tony Morgan, ?,Head Master ?.

Third Row L-R: Stan Carpenter, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.

Second Row L-R: ?, ?, ?, ?, Tommy Shankland, ?.

Front Row L-R: ?, Donald James, Brian Phillips, ?.

(Photograph courtesy of Tony Morgan)

Penydarren School - 1946 circa.

Middle row, centre, with glasses, white shirt and tie is Leighton Jones.

(Photograph Courtesy of Leighton Jones)

Year not known.

L-R:

Back Row: Russell ?, Raymond Williams, ?, Alan Dyer, Tommy Tucker, Mr Williams (Headmaster -

Nickname Froggy), ?, ?, John Morgan, Keilt Scoot, ?, Mr. Morgan.

Middle Row: Mr. Rowlands, ?, ?, ?, Clive Griffiths, ? Jones, ?, ?, Allan Jones, Barry French, Leslie ?,

Eddie Morgan, ?, ?

Front Row ?, ?, ?, ?, Hilary Wells, ?, Marion Davies, ?, ?, Hillary Williams, Valerie Williams.

(Photograph and info courtesy of Maureen Monkton )

Penydarren School - 1947-48

Back Row L-R: Tony Davies, Geof Rumble, David Lozano, Phillip Jones, Keith Smith, Gwillym Powell, David Thomas, Hubert Everson.

Second Row L-R: Ieuan Jones (Teacher), Mervyn Owen, Harry Evans, Raymond Williams, Roy Smith, John Rees, Ken Mason, Ivor Beavon,

John Griffiths, Gareth Jones, John Binks, Tom Williams (Teacher).

Front Row L-R: Clive Griffiths, Brian Singer, Michael Howard, Selwyn Lewis, Tom Thomas, Joe Johnson, Gareth Davies, John Turner

Robert Gerish, Mel Carter, Howard Winstone.

(Photograph & names courtesy of Gareth Jones)

Penydarren School - Class 1A - 1953

(Photograph Courtesy of Janice Clayton)

Penydarren School - Class 2A - 1954

(Photograph Courtesy of Janice Clayton)

Penydarren School - Circa 1955

Stephen Kerrigan is in the back row, fifth from the left.

(Photograph Courtesy of Stephen Kerrigan)

Penydarren School - Circa 1955

Stephen Kerrigan is in the back row, first on the left.

(Photograph Courtesy of Stephen Kerrigan)

Penydarren Junior School- 1958.

Back Row L-R:- Ron Oliver, Dennis Morgan, Colin Enoch, Ray James, Paul Singer, Jeff Morgan, John Price, David Stephens,

David ?, Kerry Tanner, Billy James.

Centre Row L-R:- Hugh Morris, Geoff Vaughan, Marion ?, Jenny Davies, Avril Williams, Avril Theophilas,Sylvia Houlson,

Mary-Lynn John, Gaynor?, not known, Susan Davies, David Stephens, David Steer.

Front Row L-R:- Linda Firth, Cheryl Jones, Marion ?, Susan Quinlan, Susan Stephens, Elaine Popp, Linda Thomas,

Jennifer Lewis, Megan Price, Jennifer Bramley, Shirley Owen, Liz Gwynne, Valerie Roberson.

(Photograph Courtesy of Liz(Gwyn) Evans)

Penydarren Junior School - 1959

L-R:

Back Row: Keith Williams, Kerry Jones, ?, ?, ?, Robert Campbell, Barry Davies, Jeffrey Devonshire,

David Davies, ?, ?, David Walker.

Middle Row: Paul Willis, Brian Garrad, Christine Brooks, Christine Alban, Janet Jenkins,

Janet Evans, ?, ?, Marilyn Griffiths, Joanna Hurley, Ewan Parks, Robert LLoyd.

Front Row Pat Sullivan, Carol Roberts, ?, ?, Elaine Sheen, Gillian ?, Julie Dowd, ?, Jacqueline Hopkins.

(Photograph courtesy of Marilyn Davies nee Griffiths)

Penydarren Junior School - 1960

L-R: Back Row: Miss Lynwen Rhydderch, Keith williams, Garth tasker, Kerry Jones, ?, ?, ?, ?,

Brian Garrad, Ewan Parks, Paul Willis, Lawrence Hart.

Middle Row: Barry Davies, Marilyn Griffiths, ?, Joanna Hurley, Janet Evans, Christine Brocks,

Cheryl ?, Christine Alban, Robert Campbell.

Front Row: ?, ?, ?, Elaine Sheen, Jacqueline Hopkins, Gillian ?, ?, Julie Dowd, ?, ?, Carol

Roberts, ?, Pat Sullivan.

(Photograph courtesy of Marilyn Davies nee Griffiths)

Penydarren Junior School - 1961

Back Row L-R: Miss Lynwen Rhyddyrch, Keith Williams, Paul Willis, Ewan Parks, Robert Lloyd,

David Davies, Garth Tasker, ?, Brian Garrad, David Walker.

Middle Row L-R: Julie Dowd, ?, Joanna Hurley, ?, Janet Evans, Barry davies, Cheryl ?, Robert Campbell,

?, Kerry Jones, Marilyn Griffiths,

Front Row L-R: Pat Sullivan, ?, Jacqueline Hopkins, Gillian ?, Janet Jenkins, Christine Alban,

Christine Brooks, Elaine Sheen, Carol Roberts.

(Photograph courtesy of Marilyn Davies nee Griffiths)

Penydarren Infants School - Early 1960s

Back Row L-R: Miss Pidcock, Norman Edwards, David Saunders, John Furlong, Graham Powell, John Francis, Keith Marshall, Graham ?,

Kendall Williams, Howard Wilkinson & Colin Evans.
Front Row L-R: Elaine Mahoney, ?, Susan Winters, ?, Marion Jenkins, Susan Harrison, ?, ?, ?, Elaine Parton, Susan Williams & Susan Jones.

(Photograph Courtesy of David Saunders)

Penydarren School

(Photograph Courtesy of Dave Jones)

Penydarren School

(Photograph Courtesy of Dave Jones)

Penydarren School - 1960-61c

(Photograph Courtesy of Dave Jones)

Penydarren Junior School - Circa 1963

Seventh from the left, in the striped t-shirt, is Phillip Roberts.

(Photograph Courtesy of Phillip Roberts)

Penydarren School - 1963c

(Photograph Courtesy of Dave Jones)

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