Aberdare Boys County Grammar School History: Buildings

The school on old postcards Including pictures from the early days	A highly detailed picture Scanned from the original 8x6‑inch glass photographic plate, circa 1923	The school and its surroundings with some enlarged detail	The School and the Field Gun	School circa 1956
	Plan of the school Room layout as we knew it in the 1960s	The school clock Some stories of the old clock tower from the 1960s	Old School buildings 1973 A set of views not often seen in school photographs. Photographed by Dylan Morgan.
School building 1989 The period when it was used as CVBC offices	School building 1996 Rare pictures of the school taken from within the playground	A video of the old school building in 1996 A rarity which has recently come to light in Bob Jones’ collection	Paintings of the clock tower A local artist and old boy of the school, Martyn Evans, produced these paintings before the school was demolished	Decorative Wall Plate circa 1996
Pencil Drawing 1996 by Cerys Morgan-Gumm	The school in 1997 The last picture we have	After the demolition 1998 The devastation in 1998 after the main buildings of the school had been demolished	Clock tower appeal 2001 A letter from Jennie Williams to launch the appeal to save the clock tower	The school site in 2002 At this stage there was still a prospect of saving the clock tower
Water-colour of School in 2002	End of the appeal 2003 The appeal for funds was ultimately unsuccessful as described in this letter	The clock disappears December 9th 2004 An article from the Aberdare Leader	The clock rediscovered December 30th 2004 Articles from the Aberdare Leader	Renovations Photos of alterations to the old building in Trecynon. September & November 2007
	The Clock Returns Pictures taken during and after the operation to lift the clock back onto the tower, May 2008		Cwmdare Rd Site Some recent photographs of the Cwmdare Road buildings new

Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School

School Buildings