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Quakers Yard Grammar School

including the "Tech"

Merthyr Tydfil

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Quakers Yard Grammar School - Rugby Team - 1943/44.

Standing (Back Row) L-R:            A Opel, ? , Graham Selleck

Second Row L-R:                 Mr D J Evans (English), G Evans, ? , Mr E Llewellyn (PE), H Small, T Salter

Seated L-R:                                  ? , E Cleaton, Dr T Lewis (History), C Jehu, Mr H A Davies (Headmaster), ? , D Jones

Front Row L-R:                    C Meek. C Lloyd, ? , ? Rees

(Photograph Courtesy of Tom Salter)

 

Quakers Yard Grammar School - Form VI - 1945

Back Row L-R:               T O'Brien, ? , H Jones, P Griffiths, D Jenkins, D Ryland, R Pugh

Second Row L-R:        ?,J Lewis, ?, D Rees, T Salter, G Mordecai, ?, R Mason, D Thomas

Seated L-R:              ?, P Jones, B Hull, ?, ?, Mr Revington (Physics), ?, ?,C Jones, ?, ?

(Photograph Courtesy of Tom Salter)

 

Quakers Yard Grammar School - Form VI - 1945

Standing L-R:                B Gwyther, ? , ? , P Jones,   ? , D Jenkins, D Rees, T Salter,   ? , ? , C Meek, H Small, D Jones

Seated L-R :            E George, ? , G Evans, Mr Revington (Physics), ? , ? , R Davies, B John

(Photograph Courtesy of Tom Salter)

 

Quakers Yard Grammar School - Form VI Boys - 1945.

Back Row L-R:              C Meek, T Salter, ?,B Gwyther,   ?,D Jenkins

Second Row L-R:          ? , F Buzzani, G Evans, E George, H Small, D Rees

Front Row L-R:        D Jones, B John, ?

(Photograph Courtesy of Tom Salter)

 

Quakers Yard School Staff in the 1950s.

L-R:-Back Row  Mr George Edwards, Mr Phillips, Mr Harry Jones, Mr Dai Rowlands (Dai Long).

        Front Row  Mr Frank Young, Mr J, Lewis (Buster), Mr Phillips , Mr Fred Vaughan.

(Thanks to Michael Marshall (Dunstable) for additional information)

 
Quakers Yard - Technical School - Form 2Y - 1950.

 
Quakers Yard Technical School - 1951 - Form 3W

Back Row L-R:              Jeff Karn, Terry Evans (Texas), ?, ?, ?.

Middle Row L-R:            ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, John Bryant.

Front Row L-R:              Terry Hooper, ?, Frank Maurice, Teacher - Mr. Williams, ?, ?, ?.

(Photograph & Information Courtesy of Terry Hooper)

 

Quakers Yard Technical School - 1952.

Top Row L-R:                 Granville Collins, Ken Brewer, Ken Gunter, John Owen, Alan McDonald Alan Owen? Neville Jones,

                                    & Ken Whatley

Front Row L-R:               John Edwards, Cecil Jones, Billy Davies, Mrs Davies, George Taylor, Ralph Cartwright & Ypres Jones.

(Photograph & Information Courtesy of Cecil Jones) 

 

Quakers Yard Technical School - Final Year - 1952.

Back Row L-R:             Jeff Karn, John Bryant, ?, ?, David ?, ?, ?, Terry Evans - Texas.

Front Row L-R:             Ron Evans, Frank Maurice, Russel Evans, Malcolm?, Teacher - Mr. Jones, Terry Hooper,

                                  Brian Geek, ?, ?.

(Photograph & Information Courtesy of Terry Hooper)

 

 

A Selection of Photographs sent in by Joyce Lewis, Nee Williams.

Taken between 1952 - 1957.

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At School

Catherine Thomas, Margaret Sebury and Joan Havard.

Trip to Holland

Gillian Howells, Joyce Hawkins and Joan Belli.

Outside the Tower of London

Teachers at Swimming Pool

Fred Blackmore, Willty T. Jones, Mr Goodall and Mr. Edwards.

Pupils

Shelia, Margaret, Rita, Doreen, Catherine and Joan.

Students on the beach in Zandfoort, Holland.

 

 

Quakers Yard Grammar School photograph - 1958

 

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Quakers Yard Grammar School photograph - 1959

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under 15's Rugby Team - 1959-60.

L-R   Back Row:    ?, ?, Andy Powell, Graham Jones, Morton Davies, ?, John Coles, ?,?, ?, ?,Alan Thomas, ?,

        Middle Row:  ?, James Hooper, Dai Howells (Head Master), ?, Willie T Jones, Graham Jones (Canton), Robert Gilgrist.

        Front Row:    Martin Jones, Gerald Graves, Howard Jones, Alan Pearce, John Andrews, Dai Morgan, Glyndwr Jones, Alan Owen

(Photograph courtesy of Alan Owen)

 

 

 

Under 14's Rugby Team - 1960-61.

L-R   Back Row:    David webb, Andy Powell, John Matthews, Dennis Johnson, Lyndon Casbeard, ?, ?, Dennis Canavan.

        Middle Row:  Brian Barrett, Gareth Parry, D.W.Howells (Head), Colin Crotty (Capt), Mr Jones ("Willy T"), Patrick Kirwen,

                           David ?.

        Front Row:    Barry Thomas, Jeff Evans.

(Photograph courtesy of Gareth Parry)

 

Football Team 1960-61.

L-R   Back Row:    Frankie Sullivan (Yankee), Dennis O'Neill, Peter Hamer, Myron Jones, Ernie

                            Walker,  Anthony Phillips, Colin Haggert, Tony Lewis.

        Front Row:    Gwyn Walters, Dai Howells, Glyn Watkins, George Edwards, Jeff Kinsey.

(Photograph courtesy of Gwyn Walters, additional information Jeff Kinsey)

 

Under 14's Rugby Team - 1961-62.

L-R   Back Row:    Phillip Rees, Jeff Luckwell, Dessie Jackson, Michael Jones, David Hungerford, Derek Fennell,

                            Alan Jones, John Hall, John Bridges, Leighton Davies

        Middle Row:  Michael Hogan, John Jones, D. Howells (Head), Wynford Jones, Mr J Isaacs, John Sims, Clive Owen.

        Front Row:    Jeff Attwell, Ray Edwards, John Pugh, Steve O'Brian.

(Photograph courtesy of Ray Edwards)

 

1961-62 Football Team .

L:R    Back Row:       Tony Thomas, Eifion Phillips, John Matthews, Pete Barry, Alan Jones, Peter Murphy.

         Middle Row:     Alan Evans, Dennis Walters, Mr. D. Howells, Colin Haggett, Mr. G Edwards, Robert Gerbin? , Gwyn Walters .

         Front Row:       Ken Driscoll, Gareth Thomas.

(Photograph courtesy of Gwyn Walters)

 

Under 15's Rugby Team - 1962-63.

L-R   Back Row:    Mr Williams(Abdul), David Nash, David King, David Hungerford, John Hall, Alan Jones, Phillip Rees, 

                            Leighton Davies, ?, Mr Isaacs,

        Middle Row:  John Sims, John Jones, Mr Basil Ashford, Wynford Jones, Mr D. Howells (Head), Ray Edwards, Alun Hughes.

        Front Row:    Jeff Luckwell, John Pugh,  Denzil ?,

(Photograph courtesy of Ray Edwards)

 

Drama Group - 1964. Toad Of Toad Hall.

The co author of the web site, Geoff, is in the back row,middle, trying to look like a Teddy Boy.

 

Quakers Yard Grammar School photograph - 1963

 

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Quakers Yard Grammar School photograph - 1965

 

 

 

 

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Silver Expedition in 1964/65.

 

"Day 1 was spent walking from Glyn Neath to Cray Reservoir, where we

 camped overnight. Day 2 we walked from Cray to Storey Arms and Day 3

 to Merthyr".

 
(Photographer Nigel Gibbon, courtesy of Paul Evans)
  L-R: John Hole, Paul Evans, Alan Jones, John Jones, John Sims.      
     
 

1st XV Rugby Team 1965-66.

L-R   Back Row:    Kevin Davies, Wynford Jones, Adrian Jones, Michael Jones, John Hole, Lawrence Cotter, Barry Brunt,

                            Alan Jones, Ray Edwards, Kelvin Rees

        Front Row:    Gwyn Walters, Brian Neil, Pat Kirwan, Barry Thomas, Bill Eynon, John Jones, Keith Rolles.

(Photograph courtesy of Gwyn Walters)

 

Quakers Yard 1965-66 Rugby under 15s.

Back Row L-R:    ?, Lyn Morgan, Tudor Richards, Gerald Rees, Bleddyn Davies, David Kerrigan, Chris McAllister,

                           David Morgan (Sluggers) , Tony Margan, Gerald Ingram, Eddie Morgan

Front Row L-R:   Norman Evans, Mark Powell, Derek Fly, Colin Crotty, ?, Alan Evans, Tony Bowen.

(Photograph courtesy of Tony & Denise Bowen also Sarah Morgan)

Quakers Yard Grammar School photograph - 1967

 

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