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Abermorlais School 1959.

L-R Back row: Ian Bingham, Peter Murphy, Frankie Lang, Adrian O'Leary, Tudor Jones, David Simpson, Julian Bloom, John Raymond, Christopher Rees,

Michael Lewis, Ian Hannah, Alan Rees, Teacher Mr Tong
L-R Middle Row: Gareth Spurdle, Hywel Richards, ?, Stephanie Bunce, Merryl Davies, Andrea Evans, Gillian Merritt, Cheryl Bracey, Linda Ford,

Harry Elim, Derek Fennell
L-R Front Row: Alison James, Linda Davies, ?, Anne Pritchard, Moira Davies, Erica ?, Stephanie O'Connell, ?, ?, Lynne Northwood,

Gwyneth Mummery, Monica Waite

(Photograph and names courtesy Tudor Jones).

Abermorlais School 1959.

L-R Back Row: Geoffrey Foulkes, Basil Bloom, John Allan Davies, Jonathan Swan, Robert Wills, Brian Collins,

Eric Lewis, Phillip Lewis, Malcolm Carey, Stephen King, Terry McGlouchlin, Raymond Lewis.

Middle Row: Philip Upham, Geoffrey Lewis, Vicky Isaac, Linda Price, Dorothy Williams, Diana Williams,

Hilary Cooper, Pauline ?, Diana Williams, Susan Gledhill, Huw Rowlands, Nigel Evans.

Front Row: Barbera Ann Thomas, Helen Wright, Judith Jones, Mary Flye, Susan Parry, Barbera Barry,

Sian Thomas, Barbera Ann Thomas, Catherine Walters, Diana Thomas, Lynda Jones, Vanessa Lucas.

(Photograph and names courtesy Brian Collins).

Abermorlais School 1959-60

Back Row Michael 'Ikey' Owen ,Howard Williams, Michael Jones (Wuzzy), Keith Fenny, John Snare, Keith Shankland, Alan Llewellyn, Norman Chang ,

Gregory Jones, Gordon Fisher, Lee Owen.

Middle Row ?, Christopher Willmot, Rosemary Lane, Laurence James, Rosalind Evans, Peter Cope, Gaynor Jenkins, John Williams, Rosalind Lloyd, ?, ?.

Front Row Denise Dean, Gaynor Vaughan, Susan Thomas, Andrea Jones, Jennifer Black, Carolyn James, Linda Capel, June Roberts, Angela 'Leary, Wendy Pratt (Now Evans). Elaine Evans.

(Photograph Courtesy of Brian Wall & Information thanks to Geoff Thomas, Norman Chang, Wendy Evans)

Standard 1A 1959-1960.

Middle Row L-R:

Front Row L-R:

(Photograph Courtesy of Julia Powell nee Williams)

Abermorlais School 1960.

Back Row L-R: Teacher Mr Tong, Alan Evans, Jonathan Nicholas, Christopher Rees, Adrian O'Leary, John Raymond, Derek Fennell, Tudor Jones,

David Simpson, Ian Hannah, Ian Bingham, Frankie Lang, Peter Murphy

Middle Row L-R: Harry Elim, Hywel Richards, (German Student), Stephanie Bunce, Andrea Evans, Merryl Davies, Cheryl Brace, Gareth Spurdle, Julian Bloom
Front Row L-R: Monica Waite, Linda Davies, Gwyneth Mummery, Linda Ford, ?, Erica ?, ?, Stephanie O'Connell, Ann Pritchard, ?, Lynne Northwood, Alison James

(Photograph and names courtesy Tudor Jones).

Standard 2A 1960-1961.

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell nee Williams)

Abermorlais School - Standard 3A - 1960/61

Top Row L-R: Brynley Griffiths (Head), Anthony Jenkins, David Roberts, Robert Gough,

Robert Hill, Graham Jones, Robert Thomas, Clive Randy, Stephen Robbins,

Terry Docton, Gary Evans, Mr Davies (Form Teacher)

Middle Row L-R: Robert Treharne, Roger Powell, ?, Malcolm Davies, Tanya Hale, Bruce Malcolm,

Helen Meredith, Grenville Jones, Phillip Ellis.

Front Row L-R: Marion Arthur, Judith Purcell-Jones, Brenda Roberts, Irene Robbins, Linda Findlay,

Janice Evans, Jean Davies, Catherine Raymond, ? Phillipa Pullman, Rosalind Willis.

(Photograph Courtesy of Robert Gough)

Standard 3A 1961-1962.

L-R Back row: Mr Griffiths, David Eyon, Paul Lock, Trevor Flint, Anthoney Shipman, Peter Dyson

John Leech, Murray John, Keith Smart, Peter Sweet, Lindsay Noone, Alan Watkins Mrs Davies

Middle row: Gareth Oates, Julia Williams, Freda Davies, Jennifer Jones, Ann Hooley, Sian Thomas, Brynmor Thomas.

Bottom row: Linda Lewis, Jean Jenkins, Jacqueline Bow, Mari Williams, Sharon Hamilton, Cynthia Everson, Elaine

Jones, Susan Davies, Anne Thomas, Renate (German Refugee)

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell nee Williams)

Standard 4A 1962-1963.

L-R Back Row: Mr Griffiths, Lindsay Noone, Trevor Flint, Peter Sweet, Kieth Smart, Ray Beavan, Brynmor

Thomas, Anthony Shipman, David Eyon, Peter Powell, David Davies, Mrs Davies.

Middle Row: Murray John, Raymond Meads, Ann Hooley, Kieron Thorne, Jennifer Jones, John Leech,

Freda Davies, Desmond Thomas, Gareth Oates.

Bottom Row: Elaine Jones, Ann Thomas, Mari Williams, Jacqueline Bow, Sharon Hamilton, Sian Thomas,

Julia Williams, Cynthia Everson, Rhiannon Thomas, Jean Jenkins, Linda Lewis.

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell nee Williams)

Abermorlais Junior School - 1963 - St. David's Day

Back Row L-R: Margaret Rees, Lisbeth Hill, Sian Jenkins, ?, ?.

Front Row L-R: Karen Everson, Janet Burns, Rita McLoughlin, ?.

(Photograph Courtesy of Rita Williams)

Junior League Cup winners 1966-67.

L-R Back Row: Stephen Parle, Stewart Meek, Phillip Evans, Alan Bull, Gary Thomas, Martin Rowlands

Middle Row: Glyn Davies (Head), Geoffrey Murphy, Martin Price, Carl Egan, Martin Jones, Glyn Jones (P.E.Teacher).

Front Row: Wayne Jones, Robert Arthur.

(Photograph courtesy of Glyn Jones and Val Gerrish. thanks to Robert Arthur for help in completing name list).

Abermorlais School - Around 1967

Back Row L-R :- Mr Griffiths (Head Master), Stephen Martin, Robert Ford, Bobby Davies, Alan Jones, Clive ?, Geoffrey Lloyd, Wayne Cunnigham, Nigel Santos

Middle Row L-R :- Paul Luke, Adrian McDonald, Kelvin Lewis, ?, ?, Kenneth Lane, Lesley Quirk, ?

Front Row L-R :- ?, Ann ?, Elaine ?, Julie Brewer, Elizabeth Stanley, Susan Lane, Averil Lloyd, Linda ?, ?

(Photograph courtesy of Anthony Curtis)

Abermorlais 1969.

L-R Back Row: John Sweet, Debbie George, Wendy Murray, Carole Conway, Lena ?, Moira Davies, Jill Edwards, Susan Evans, Neil Jones.

Middle Row: Mrs Protheroe (Teacher), Michael Lewis, Gary Morgan, Adrian Williams, Gary Williams?, Alun Griffiths, Peter Williams, Ashok Ganesh, Lynton Kimber, Stephen Morton, Ozzie Bevan (Head.Teacher).

Second Row: Elizabeth Kimber, ?, Karen Davies, Judith Jones, Sharon O'Connell, Denise Burleigh, Debbie Lewis, Gail Hopkins..

Front Row: Gerwyn Jones?, Phillip Cooksey, Lyn Thomas, Andrew Beale, Giles Watkins.

(Photograph courtesy of Glyn Jones and Val Gerrish, thanks to John Sweet for additional information)

Class 2B - Summer 1969

Clive Thomas is the teacher on the left, and Ossie Bevan (Head) on the right.

Back Row. L to R. Gerwyn Jones, Pauline Howe, Ian Jenkins, Christopher Wood, Carol Thomas, Steven Jones, Clive Roberts,

Middle Row. L to R. Raymond Stewart, Martin Jones, Julie Hodges, Tracy Phillips, Roger Howfield, Nicola Probert, Mark Hadley.

Front Row. L to R. Lilian Emery, Wendy Murphy, Elizabeth Prosser, Sheryl Hagget, Kaye Williams, Margaret Jones, Cheryl Dorricott.

(Photograph courtesy of Clive Thomas)

The last teaching staff - 1971.

L - R Back row: Clive Thomas, Wendy Williams, Gareth Parry.

Front Row: Mrs Thomas, Mrs Protheroe (Deputy), Ossie Bevan (Head), Sylvia Lloyd, Linda Blandford.

(Photograph courtesy of Gareth Parry)

The following 4 photographs were taken by John Davies (St Tydfil's Avenue)

in September 1970, just before the school was demolished.

(Photograph courtesy of John Davies)

From the Merthyr Express, March 28th 1991.

Abermorlais School - 9th April 1969

(Photograph courtesy of Clive Thomas)

Abermorlais School Main Hall - Christmas 1970

John Sweet is standing on the window sill.

(Photograph courtesy of Clive Thomas)

The Stove in Abermorlais School Main Hall - December 1970

(Photograph courtesy of Clive Thomas)

A Classroom - 1970

(Photograph courtesy of Clive Thomas)

A Class - 1970

(Photograph courtesy of Clive Thomas)

L - R:- Delyth Singer, Elaine Griffin, Claire Davies, Collett Morgan, Sarah Hughes, Howard Griffiths, Paul Horner, Martin Dorricott, Christopher Cleaver,

The Demolition Of Abermorlais School (Closed Christmas 1970)

(All photographs courtesy of Clive Thomas)

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