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Aberdare Boys’ Grammar SchoolAberdare during our Schooldays |
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A Christmas Concert in Carmel Chapel, Monk Street
Here, in two parts, is a scan of the programme of a Christmas Concert that took place in 1958.
You will see that the school’s music master, Gethin Evans, took a leading role: he was presenter, choirmaster, organist and bass soloist. In addition, the names of Sheridan George and E. Morley Smith appear. Sheridan, brother of Russell, also accompanied assemblies and choir practices at school in the late 1950s, and Morley Smith was father of Roger who entered the school in 1956. Mr Smith was the postmaster of Foundry Town sub-post office.
Carmel Chapel was next to the rear entrance of the GPO at the bottom of Monk Street. The vestry of Carmel was used by the GPO as an overflow sorting office. Many generations of schoolboys collected their delivery bags from this room when acting as temporary postmen at Christmas. The photograph is taken looking down Griffith St with Monk St running in front of the chapel. Carmel (English Baptist) was opposite Calvaria Chapel (Welsh Baptist), also in Monk St.
The Carmel photo is a link to the RCT Photographic Archive
from Colin Rees
