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Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School

School History

 

Old School

THE PLAQUE AND PROGRAMME OF THE CEREMONY COMMEMORATING
THE OPENING OF THE
NEW BUILDING AT CWMDARE ROAD

from Colin Rees & School Archives
 

This is the commemorative plaque that was unveiled in June 1965, although by then the school had been functioning in the school for almost a complete academic year. It is located on the rear wall of the assembly hall.

Cwmdare Plaque

The opening ceremony was partly religious and partly musical. It was attended by county councillors and staff, but invitations were issued to parents and pupils also. An invitation card is shown below.

 

Ticket


Some of the guests in a reception after the formal part of the afternoon had taken place. Mr Morien Morgan, husband of Elaine Morgan, is seen facing the camera on the far left.

Hall Gathering

There was a commemorative booklet issued to mark the occasion. Inside are numerous pictures of county councillors but some pictures of the school and notes about the school’s history. If you were in the school in about 1965, you may find somebody you know on the page ‘Interior Scene’, which shows a large number of pupils assembled ready for lunch in the assembly hall in its dual role as dining hall.

If you want to see larger versions of the pages of the booklet, you should click on the small images below

front cover

Front Cover

W H lee

County Alderman
William H. Lee
Chairman G.C.C.

GCC Offiocers

Officers of
Glamorgan County Council

 

Llewellyn Heycock

County Alderman Llewellyn Heycock

Governing Body

Members of the
Governing Body

M. H. Prowle

County Councillor
M. H. Prowle

The Programme

The Programme

Hymn

Hymn:
'All things are Thine'

New School

Exterior of new school
(Ron Bevan)

E. J. Westwood

County Alderman
E. J. Westwood

Main Hall / Dining Room

Interior Scene
Main Hall / Dining
(Ron Bevan)

Historical Notes 1

Historical Notes

Historical Notes 2

Historical Notes
continued

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