I was fortunate enough to acquire the following photographs of the Treharris Girls School in Perrott Street...they are taken during 1914. I have added two photographs from 2009 to show how the building looks Today. There is a nursery school there now for the very young children of the Town and part of the school buildings have been converted to a Community centre.

I am not sure who had these original photographs but I am grateful to my great uncle Jack Corkrey, now aged 88, for these copies. I have no idea who the children are or any of their names but no doubt someone will have had family, great grand parents or grandparents who attended the school.

Treharris Girls School 1914

The two pictures above are of the Treharris girls School buliding 2009...now a nusery and Community centre.

Inside the School assembly room 1914

Above are two photographs of the Cookery classes 1914

The Teachers at the Treharris girls school 1914

Standard One 1914

Standard Two 1914

Standard Three A 1914

Standard Three B. 1914

Standard four A 1914

Standard four B 1914

Standard five A 1914

Standard five B 1914

Standard six 1914

The picture below is of Treharris school children around the 1914 period, it is a mixed photograph

The young boys were also well looked after at the school and in 1903 they won a Certificate of merit.

Below we can see pictures of the boys from 1903, doing various activities to do with nature. The first picture is taken at the School with the boys creating a sun dial...The picture sees Edwards Street in the Background.

The pictures that follow are mainly taken at Quakers Yard.

The next three pictures show the lads on the local hill sides learning about nature with their teachers 1903.

The final pictures show the class down on the river Taff in Quakers Yard.In the Background is Woodland cottage on Rodericks farm. To the right is the Quakers Yard Taff Bridge (1891) On some of the pictures you will see three men in a field that is now the site of the Woodlands School which was later opened in 1905. The staff and pupils were observing the whirlpools at Quakers Yard.

 

This section of the web site will be devoted to pictures of actual School buildings in the area, but more importantly, the people who attended them over the years. If you have a school Photograph that you would like me to add to the site, I would be very happy to do so.

The photographs themselves tell the history of the district in their own way. They show the children and teachers that made the area what it is today. We are a proud community founded on the background of farming in the early years and mining for over 100 years.

Our valley is returning to its former glory these days and the children that attend the schools will not have the jobs and industries on their door steps that we had. They will have to learn new trades and new ways of making a living and the schools will be very important, just as they always have been.

Strangly enough we will start with a school from outside the area, Gradfa school in Ystrad Mynach. Many of the children from our district attended this school in the 1960's and 1970's.

1961 at Gradfa, some of the Nelson and Trelewis lads included in this picture are Mike Tovey, John Davidson Mike Hanson. Alan Jones, Tich Davies, and Richard Jones of Llanfabon

1960 at Gradfa...top right back row Richard Teconi (Barber Treharris) also on the top row is Brian Whitefoot, Bryn Morgan and Alan Jones (Elvis)

Second row from the front includes Howard Lewis, David Hudd and Mike Tovey, Gerald Harris is in the first row

Gradfa School 1971

See if you can identify some of the lads, Jimmy Morgan is third from the right back row.

Treharris Boys School 1919

Bedlinog Schools

Back Row

Wayne Powell, ?, Ian Grizeka, Ian Davidson, Gareth Evans, Terry Lewis, Alun Williams, "Slim", Vince Price

Middle Row

Pamela?, Brenda ?, Brian Hawks,Margaret Jenkins,Julie Wakefield,Jessie (Teacher)

Front Row

Christine Bishop,Jeanette Rees,Susan Davies, Jeanie Carmichael(Vaughan), Alexandra Gerard, ?,?,?,?

Still some names missing, if you can help , please get in Touch.

Back Row

Howard Garbett, John Smerdon, Gary Gibbons, Maldwyn ?, Anthony Nolan, Mostyn Jones,David Farr, Bruce Giles, Maxi Herbert

Front Row

Gwynnie Bridges, J Rees, R.Howells,Jill Howells Val Davies,Mr Mal Rowe (Teacher) Anne Rogers, M Richards, Ann Thomas, Pearl Williams Jill Price

Below is a picture containing the same children as above.

Hylton Terrace School in bedlinog approx 1946

Bedlinog Infants many years ago.

Trelewis Schools

The first photograph we have is from around 1960 and the retirement of Mr Tom Jones...he is being presented with what looks like a Transistor radio by Mr Iorwerth Thomas (head teacher) in the canteen of the School..Miss Hopkin, Mrs Owen and Annie Williams are all present.

 

Below is a Drawing of the school by K Bounds

Trelewis School 1961 

The picture below was taken to celebrate the passing of the 11 plus examinations in 1961.

I attended the same school between 1963-70 and the head teacher was the same Mr Thomas, I also remember Mrs Owen, Miss Hopkin, Mr Mitchell and Mr Huws.

Back Row

Mr Griffiths,Jennifer Jones, Graham Stephens, Barbara Joseph, Gerald Osboune, Barbara Miles,Jeanie Roberts, Mr Thomas (Head)

Front Row

Derek Jenkins, Gordon Powell, Christine Land, Betty Parker, Margaret Davies, ? Mclean, Gaynor Davies, Christine Bishop, Linda Jarrod, Alun Williams (Percy) David Owen

Above we have another 1961 shot of the  Junior School (Photograph courtesy of Pam Hockin...some of the children featured include ;

Graham Harris(Sam) Keith Scanlon ,Alan Candy, Elton Powell, Martin Carlick, Jack Pugh,Paul Powell, John and Jimmy Morgan, Susan Bridges , Alison White, Elizabeth Hooker, Wynford and Lyn JonesJohn Duggan, Peter JonesJudith coles,Eleanor Belton, Sharon Jmaes, Keery Pickett and Paul Smith

Some of the Teachers from 1961

Back row

Nita Pini, Eleanor Pennetti, Haulwyn Griffiths, Ann Williams, Pam Hockin

Front row

P Evans, Mt I Thomas, Tom Jones Mrs Enid Owen

 

Trelewis Junior School 1965

Trelewis Junior School 1968

Above we have a staff photograph of Trelewis teachers approx 1967

back row features Mr Mitchell and Mr Huws

Above we once again see a Staff Photograph from the 1960's

Front row

Miss Hockin, Mrs Owen, Mr Thomas (head) Ann Williams.

Trelewis boys age 11, Football team 1970

Back Row

Robert Bates,Paul Corkrey(me) Neil Giles, Paul Davies,Stephen Cowles,Elfed Robins, Paul W Davies, Philip Lewis.

Front Row

Kevin Stankowich,Barrie Lewis, Derek Bates,David Lewis, Anthony Gunning, Philip Anthony, Paul Lintern

Seated at front

Alan McLean  and Haydn Williams

Trelewis Junior School 1969

Too many to list in the long school Photograph, Myself and my sister are both in there and many of my friends. Everyone will know someone in the photograph which was taken in 1969.

Trelewis Junior School 1971

Standard 1 Trelewis junior school approx 1971(above)

Above is another picture from about 1972

Mrs Owens class back in 1973,(above) Denise Pope is 3rd from right first row, Nigel Cater is in the middle row and Dean Parslow back row 6th from the left.

Trelewis junior school approx 1974

I cannot identify them all yet but will put some in

Back Row

Paul Wooley

Middle row

Nigel Carter, Fay Giles

Front row

Dawn Cowles,

A newly formed netball team from the same period, can you name the players?

Back row

Dawn Cowles

Mr Iory Thomas was a fine headmaster for many years, and when he retired in the mid Seventies the Mayor of Merthyr was in attendance.

Trelewis Junior School Aprox 1980

Some of the children above are Jason Gunning, Martin Longford,Karen Davies, Jason Dower, and Malcolm Price

Trelewis Junior school Football Team early 1980's

Back Row

Andrew Rees, Danny Jerimiah,Kerry Hughes,Darren Prosser,Paul Edwards, Shaun Emmanuelle,Carl Watson ? Beardsley, Mr Trefor Coles (Teacher)

Front Row

PaulJones, Barrie Bates,Martyn Longford,Malcolm Price,Hadyn Jones (R.I.P) Andrew Evans (Ento) Jason Gunning.

Same team as above one year earlier

A 7 a side Trelewis school team

Back Row

Jason Garbett, Tommy Gwillym,  Terry Mortimer

Front row

Alan Thomas, David Mitchell, Kevin Jones (capt), ShaunQuinn

 

Trelewis School Team 1965

Mr Huws, and Mr Thomas teachers

I need help identifying these

Back row

Colin Rogers,Francis?,  Lyn Jones,?, ? Clarke, Steven Davies

Front row

Ceri Pickett,Harry Mclean, Teifion Evans, Mark Watts, Wayne Humphries,Derek Davies

Below is a school team from the mid seventies

Back Row

C Watson, Dean Summers,, Kerry, Matthew,Mr Coles 

Middle Row

?, ? Gwillym, Simon Davies,?,?

Front Row

Ian Williams (Beano),Darren Roberts Kerry Hughes,Shaun Emmanuelle, Darren Prosser,Alan Evans

Back row

??? Rob Watkins ? David Forrest, Jason Fenn,Adrian Richards(sabre)

Middle row

Miss Hopkin ? Mark Wooley, David Jones, Ashley Davies,Philip Bufton,Hadyn Jones(Kewi), Andrew Bowen Mrs Hart

Front Row

Sandra Edwards,Lyn Brown, ???? Julie Hodder, ? C Jerimiah

Below are two full length photographs of pupils who attended Trelewis school in the early 1980's

Some of the names of the children above are...

Back row (Row 7)

 Rodney Powell, Popeye, Bug (Lee Beynon), Shaun Hislop

Row 6

Stephen Jones (school house), Andrew Price,?(Prankster), Julie Morris 

Row 5

Liz Anthony, Julie Pope, Martine Hake, Llew Thomas

Row 4

Helen Grifiths, Shirley Melly, Sonia Herbert

Row 3

Lynette Wiltshire, Mr Huws, Mrs Owen, Mrs Morse

Row 2

Debra Howard, Joanne Rogers, Susan Jackson

front row

Adrian Richards(sabre) Ashley Davies, Rob Watkins

 

Some of the people to look out for in the Black and white photograph above.

Back row

Martin Jones, David Jones, Ian Jerimiah (Yoko) Rob Williams(sensen)

Row 4

Dawn Thomas, Dean Parslow

Row 3

David Hughes, Gary Jones (popeye)

Row 2

Hayley Jenkins, Fay Giles

Front row

Lynda Richards, Kev Thomas, Andrew Price, Kevin Jones

Back Row

Mr Thomas (Head) , Brian Summers, Alan Reid, Shaun Hislop, ? David Thomas, Martyn Eynon, Kevin Thomas, Ken Thomas, John Thomas

Middle row

David Hughes, Steven Auger, Andrew Giles, Gary Jones

Front row

J Colhoun, C Morgan, ?? Karen Davies, Michelle THomas, Andrea Watkins, Judith Thomas, Lyn Waddingham

 

 

Llancaiach School, Nelson (below)

Pupils of Llancaiach School are picured below (photos R Amos)

Back Row

Mr Brown(Head) ? Robert Amos, Steve Bulluck, Kevin Walker, Kerry Jones, Kelvyn Riley, Martin Parry(Treharris Chemist)

Middle Row

John Morgan, Steve Harris, Geraint Thomas (Claude) ? Helena Bouse, Kim Phillips, Nicola Jones, Rhian Bowen, Steven Coles ? ?

Front row

Susan Harris, Angela Davidson, Catherine Jackson, Susan Harroad, ? Jane Gale, ?, Elizabeth Williams

Seated

? Robert Brown,Lesley C

Llanfabon School 1956

Back row

Phil Browning, Keith Faulkner, ? John West, Mr Jones?(teacher)

Middle row

?, John Summerfield, Alan Jones(Elvis) Richard Jones, Paul Moseley,Keith Andrews, Glyn Phillips, Mike Brookes

Front row

Lionel Buster Evans, Christine Dicks, Wendy Arnold, Teresa Smith, Nnette Broomhead, Pamela Price, Christine WEbber? Charlotte Davies and Mike Tovey

 

Nelson Infants School below

 

Below we can see a medallion given to the children of the new infants school, near Bryncelyn, to celebrate the Millenniun ( photographs courtesy of the Robert Amos Collection)

 

Edwardsville School (below)

Quakers Yard Grammar School used to be on the site of the Edwardsville School above. Below you can see a photograph of the teaching staff at Quakers Yard Grammer School in 1944