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Merthyr Vale School |
Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil |
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Merthyr Vale Infants School -
Group 7 - 1914
Back Row L-R :-
Teacher, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Violet Bowden, ?, ?, Teacher, ? (On rocking
horse)
3rd Row L-R :-
Rose Bowden, ?, ?, ?, Thomas Jones, ?, ?
Holding the board
is Clifford Edwin Rees.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Richard Rees) (Names courtesy of Ken Jones) |
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Merthyr Vale School -
Standard 3, 1927.
Back Row L-R:-
Third Row L-R:-
Teacher, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Nellie Bowden, ?.
Second Row
L-R:- ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Elvet Hughes, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.
Front Row L-R:-
(Photograph
Courtesy of Ken Jones) |
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Merthyr Vale School Football Club 1922-3.
(Photograph
courtesy of Geoff Packer) |
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Merthyr Vale School - Standard
6 - 1929.
Boy holding the
board is Elvet Hughes and the girl behind him in stripy cardigan is Nelly
Bowden.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Ken Jones) |
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Merthyr Vale
School 1953.
(Photograph courtesy
of Elfed Walters) |
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Merthyr Vale School 1954.
(Photograph Courtesy of Elfed
Walters) |
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Merthyr Vale School 1955.
(Photograph Courtesy of Elfed
Walters) |
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Merthyr Vale School - 1955-56c
Back Row L-R:
Mr Rowlands, Howard Shemwell, ?, ?, ?, Clive Williams, Raymond Hockey,
Wynford Jones, ?, ?, Alan Jones,
Tony Bishop & Mrs Jenkins.
Middle Row L-R:
Ernest Young, Royston Sims, Francis O`Brien, Paula Jones, Linda Murtagh,
Janet Beynon, Jeanette Showers, Micheal Jones
& Robert Richards.
Bottom Row L-R: Norma
John, Gaynor Matthews, Georgina Thomas, Mary Roberts, Helen Davies, Jill
Morgan, Esme Samuel, Jennifer Jones,
Avril Clarke, Jennifer Williams & Avril Williams.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Jill Peck - nee Morgan) |
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Merthyr Vale School - 1956
The female teacher
in the black cardigan is Miss Joan Ramsey.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Steven Hiscock) |
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Merthyr Vale School Soccer -
XI - 1958
Back Row L-R:
David Davies, Billy Manns, Brian Jones, John
Cartwright & David Cowdell.
Sitting L-R:
Allan Evans, Tom Evans, Ken Morris, Desmond Jones, Gwyn Walters & David
Watkins.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Dilwyn Evans) |
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Merthyr Vale School Soccer -
XI (B) - 1958
Standing L-R:
Mr Watkins, Mr Arthur Goldsworthy & Mr Ron Coombs.
Back Row L-R:
David Goldsworthy, David Davies, Billy Manns, Gerald Jones, Martin Selway &
Melvin Parry.
Middle Row L-R:
Brian Jones, David Cowdell, David Watkins & Desmond Jones.
Front Row L-R:
Tom Evans, Allan Evans, Gwyn Evans, John Cartwright & Ken Morris.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Dilwyn Evans) |
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Merthyr Vale School - XI (C) -
1958
Teacher:
Mr. Arthur Goldsworthy.
Standing L-R:
David Watkins, John Cartwright, Billy Manns, Brian Jones, Tom Evans, David
Davies & Desmond Jones.
Front Row L-R:
Gwyn Walters, Allan Evans, David Cowdell & Ken Morris.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Dilwyn Evans) |
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Merthyr Vale School - XI (C) -
1958
"the class had been weeks knitting and sewing together squares but,
i can't recall why, I think as blankets they were sent abroad. I can
remember some of my classmates in the photo,
Robert Richards,Peter Steed, Helen Davies, Janice Price, Janet
Beynon, Sheryl Vale, Lorraine Davies, Norma John, Winford Jones,
Glyndwr Jones. I'm the one wearing specs.
The teacher was Mrs Pat Davies."
(Photograph
courtesy of Jill Peck Nee Morgan) |
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Merthyr Vale 1958/59
Back Row L-R,
Clive Williams , Wynford Jones , Howard Evans , Melville Parry , Alan
Purnell, Michael Jones,
Gwyn Walters,
Trevor Jones, Brian Davies, Mr Goldsworthy.
Middle Row-
Glyndwr Jones, Janice Evans, Katrina Williams, Hilary Meredith, Margaret
Williams, Julie Ford,
Sheila Launchbury,
Jennifer Clayton, John Connelly, Tony Bishop.
Front Row-
Sheryl Vale, Norma John, Janet Beynon, Helen DaviesPat Perret, Janice Price,
Jill Morgan,
Kay Thomas, Mairwen Morris.
(Photograph
courtesy of Jill Peck). |
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Merthyr Vale Junior School -
1960/1961
Back Row L-R:
Adrian Thomas, David Evans, Billy Williams, Bleddyn Hancock, Colin
Jones, Dai Thomas, Brian Murtagh, Michael Timbrell.
Middle Row L-R: Dilwyn Sims,
Donald Thomas, Thomas Perrott, Jean Phillips, Vanessa Sellick, Jennifer
Colston, Sandra Smith, Jeanette Powles, Robert Stevens, Stephen Baker, Billy
Carey.
Front Row L-R: June
Beynon, Linda Thomas, Meryl Richards, Ann Walters, Linda Morgan, Janette
Jones, Susan Hughes, June Williams, Yvonne Williams, Estlyn Williams, Gaynor
Sullivan.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Jean Cleaton) |
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Merthyr Vale Football - First
XI in 1963
(From the Merthyr
Express) |
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Merthyr Vale - XI Football
Team - 1967/68
Back L-R:
Tudor Evans (Headmaster)
Middle Row L-R: Glyn Evans,
Paul Williams, Terry Minett, Nigel Thomas, Allan (Sid) Griffiths, Lyndon
Sims, Dai Tovey
Front Row L-R:
Mark (Punchy) John, Phillip Evans, Alan Williams, Martin Hegarty, Steven
Davies
(Photograph
Courtesy of Alan Williams) |
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