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Aberdare Boys' Grammar School

A personal record of the life and times of the County Grammar School for Boys in Aberdare, published by the old pupils of the School

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The School History

Various accounts of the history of the school have been written and published in the past. On this page you will find a variety of documents that describe the origins and development of the school. We have used material from The Aberdare Times, The Aberdare Leader, The Aberdarian and from the School Records. There are also copies of special publications that marked the school's golden jubilee and the school's centenary.

You may also be interested in The Cynon Valley History Society, to go to the CVHS site click here

Click on the images below to read these accounts.

Donor names
Donor names & sums of money contributed
to help establish the school.
Details of payments incurred
during construction.

foundation stone
A newspaper account of the 1893 ceremony
of laying the Foundation Stone
by Lord Aberdare

Elevation_Staff_Room_Block
Some biographical details of
John Henry Phillips.
The architect who designed the school
and many other buildings in Wales.

Link to School Records
Extracts from the School Records
Aberdare Intermediate School
Register of Scholars

Rev B Evans
An 1899 newspaper account
about proposed building extensions
with some information about the first
Clerk to the Governors, Rev Benjamin Evans new

D P Davies, first chairman of governors
Extracts from the minutes of Governors' Meetings around 1900,
chaired by Mr. D. P. Davies, J.P.

Aberdare Times account of opening ceremony
An account from the
Aberdare Times of the
Opening Ceremony
This is a transcript of the article in the Aberdare Times of October 3rd, 1896 of the ceremony to mark the opening of the school

Start of Term notice
Newspaper notice giving
details of start of term

This notice from the Aberdare Leader of August 23rd, 1913 gives details of the start of term and scholarship examinations

The first 10 years
W. Charlton Cox's account of the first ten years of the new Intermediate School

This article first appeared in the 1906 edition of the Aberdarian. This facsimile was reproduced in the 1978 Diamond Jubilee edition.
Contributed by Judith Griffiths

1914-1918 memorial details
The Memorial Plaque dedicated to those
who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918

1938 Report to Governors
Report to Governors, 1938
This Report was the first made to Governors by William Rees Williams.
Also known as Billy-2 or Billy2

1939-1945 memorial details
The Memorial Plaque dedicated to those
who fell in the Second World War,
1939-1945

50th anniversary booklet
A history of the school
published in 1946

This history was written by the first Headmaster, W. Jenkyn Thomas, on the school's 50th anniversary. It also includes a brief history of the Girls' Intermediate School.




Picture of 1965 School Opening Plaque
The memorial plaque and official programme booklet that commemorates the official opening of the grammar school at its new site in 1965
This plaque hangs in the assembly hall of the new school facing the stage.

R I Parry's school history
A brief history of the early days of the school

written by the Rev. R. Ivor Parry for the 75th anniversary of the school.
Extracted from The Aberdarian of 1971

75th anniversary booklet
The unpublished booklet compiled
to celebrate the 75th anniversary of
the School in 1971-72

K J Morgan's school history
A short history of the school
from The Aberdarian of 1978

This Aberdarian magazine, the 75th edition, contained a short account of the history of the school, written by K. J. Morgan Head of History, when it became the Aberdare Boys' Comprehensive School.

School Centenary Publication
Compendium published
on the school centenary in 1996

This compendium of memories from former pupils was compiled by Ken Griffiths, a Governor and former pupil and teacher at the school, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school.