Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School

Merthyr Tydfil

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Athletics team Easter 1961.

Each year the School's team No 72, entered the Glamorgan Schools Championship.

Back Row   L-R : Elwyn Kinsey, ?, David Williams, David Thomas, Bill Jones, ?, Phillip Goldsworthy, Roger Lloyd

                          Jeff Edwards.

Middle Row L-R : Brian Jones, Gary Meredith, Peter Coughlin, Roger Vaughan, Maurice Healy, Roy

                          Phelps, Robert Walters, ?, John Davies, ?, ?.

Front Row   L-R:  John Williams, Peter Donnelly, R Lloyd Williams (Headmaster), Eric Richardson

                          (Team Captain), Dan Jones (P.E. Master), ?, ?.

(Names and info courtesy of Brian Jones, )

Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School - Cross Country Club - 1961

Back Row L-R:                     Brian Jones, Bernard Jenkins, John Davies, Graham Rees and Elwyn Kinsey.

Middle Row L-R:                  Barrie Jones,  ? Campbell, Roger Vaughan, Philip ?, Peter Donnely, Philip Goldsworthy, Robert Walters, Alan Pembridge.

Front Row L-R:                    Alan Phelps, W.Lloyd-Williams (Headmaster), John Williams (Team Captain), Dan Jones (Sportsmaster) and ?.

(Photograph Courtesy Brian Jones)

Prince Phillip's Visit Outside Cyfarthfa Castle - August 1958

(Photograph Courtesy of Martin Noble)

Cricket 1st XI - 1959

Headmaster Lloyd Williams, Games Master Dan Jones.

(Photograph courtesy of Michael Bale, standing 1st left)

Rugby 1st XV - 1962-63.

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell)

Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School Prefects - 1963

School Photograph - 1963.  Please click on the photograph to enlarge.

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell)

Cyfarthfa Castle School Pupils at the Borough Concert Held at Bishop Hedley School - Mid 1960s

Violin - David Walker

Flute - Mary Taylor

Flute - Robert Campbell

(Information Courtesy of Gillian Potts nee Black)

Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School trip to Italy July 1965.

(Photograph Courtesy Robert Fraser)

Cricket Team - 1966.

Back Row   L-R :  Alan Phillips?, Michael Watkins, Phillip Besley.

Middle Row L-R:   Lynn Thomas, David Owen, Peter Gall, Alan Beynon, Mike Kroll, Mansel Williams,

                           Elwyn Kinsey,  Jeff Hughes.

Front Row   L-R:    Brian Wall, W Lloyd Williams, Phillip Walsh, Dan Jones, Merlin Wilce.

(Photograph courtesy of Brian Wall, Telford)

2nd XV Rugby Team - 1966-67

L - R

Back Row:          Lynn Thomas, Anthony Jones.

Second Row:      Michael Jones, Julian Cooper, John Prosser, John McCarthy, Lynn Williams, Granville Thomas.

Front Row :        John Owen, Barrie Jones, Havard Walters (Acting Headmaster), Phillip Lewis (Captain),

                         Dan Jones (P E Teacher), Roger Williams, Colin Sayers.

(Photograph & Information Courtesy of Barrie Jones)

Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School - 1st XV Rugby Team - 1967/68.

Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School - Under XIV Rugby - 1967-1968

Back Row L-R:        Nigel Stafford, Clive Harman, David Flower, Robert Driscoll, John Hooley, Robert Lovis, Ian Jones, Robert Shott, Clive Blandford, John Williams, Paul Williams, Robert Williams.

Front Row L-R:       Clive Everson, David Shankland, Mr Ian Hopkins, Philip Jones, John Reardon, Kevin Madgwick, Marc Phillips.

(Photograph Courtesy of Marc Phillips)

School Photograph - 1968.  Please click on the photograph to enlarge.

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell)

A Geography Class in 1968.

History teacher Mr Peter Phillips is on the front row, extreme right.

(Photograph courtesy of Julia Powell nee Williams)

Cyfarthfa Castle School - Under 15's Football Team

Third from the right in the back row is Graham Adler.

(Photograph Courtesy of Steven Adler)

Cyfarthfa Castle School - Chess Team - 1968

Cyfarthfa Grammar School - Under 14 Rugby Team - 1969/70

This was the last year before the school merged with Georgetown Secondary Modern. This team won the Merthyr & Aberdare Valleys’ Cup in 1970, beating Bishop Hedley 12-9 in the final at the Wern Field.

Back Row L-R:        S. Meek, H. Llewelyn, I. Lacey
Second Row L-R:    I. Price, I. Kelly, A. Bull, S. Wall, C. Beaumont
First Row L-R:         G. Coughlan, K. Edwards, E. John, G. Khan
Sitting L-R:             B. Evans (Coach), I. Hopkins (Coach), M. Price (Captain), D. Falls, J. Davies (Headmaster)
Front Row L-R:       S. Parle, T. Davies, P. Lewis, A. Lacey.

(Photograph Courtesy of Ian Kelly)