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<p>The annual guide camp was led by Miss Salway, the guide captain, assisted by Miss Beryl Rees, the school secretary. In Upper IIIrds (age 11) I was delighted to be able to join this trip, to be held in the summer holidays in Belfast.
As I was holidaying in Pembroke my parents put me on the train at Carmarthen to face a long journey up to Liverpool where we all met up with Miss Salway.
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<p>We caught the night ferry to Belfast snatching some sleep on deck on wooden deckchairs, and even though quite tired, we were full of excitement when the ferry came in to port.
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<p>I can remember going through Belfast on the coach noticing the cobbled streets and a policeman on points duty waving to us. We were thrilled to hear that our camp was based in a village called Holywood, which sounded very glamorous. The campsite was beautifully situated, the tents were large bell tents which presented no problems to us, being used to sleeping in dormitories. Cooking was hard work but it was great fun singing round the campfire in the evenings.
This is a collage of images of a guide camp in Belfast in the 1950s taken from an album which is held by Dolgellau.com.

Guide Camp in Belfast 1950s

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<p>This photograph was shared with Hilary's family after a family member requested information about her via this website. The family knew very little about Hilary Stelfox, other than that she had died in Dolgellau aged 17 and they thought she had been a pupil at Dr Williams' School. After a spot of 'Old Girl' networking and checking school records, Alex Wotherspoon, an old friend of Hilary's remembered she had this photograph. It shows Hilary smiling while leaning on her friend Moira. The other friends in the foreground are Jackie and Sue. Today Jackie lives in Australia, Moira in Canada and Sue in the USA.
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<p>To read the family story about their aunt, Hilary Joan Stelfox, click on Associated Upload
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Hilary Stelfox with her friends by the tennis courts 1953-4

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1950s epidemic sport friends

<p>Miss Jackson guided us through our applications to universities.
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<p>Left to right - Dilys Jones, Margaret Griffiths, Joan Bankier, Pam Jenkin, Mary Hewitt, Pam Thom, Anne Lloyd Davies
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Upper V1 A with Miss Jackson by the school bridge 1949-50

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1950 university Miss Jackson school bridge

<p>This 'dormy' was at Penycoed and situated at the front of the house on the right hand side as you went up the stairs. The photograph was taken outside the Laundry and near the Main School's tennis and netball courts. Anne Lloyd Davies was head of 'Poppy', she describes them as a super group of girls.
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Poppy Dormitory girls, Penycoed 1949 -50

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Poppy dormitory Penycoed 1950 Laundry

<p>This is a picture of Ann Taylor, Sue Ogden & Katie Owen.
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<p>It is taken in the gardens at Pen y Coed, a school house, when we were in the Lower IVths. Note the sturdy brown lace-ups, probably Start-rites, Daniel Neal issue.
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<p>Ann Taylor was a girl from Manchester with a huge sense of fun, in spite of great personal family loss. We were friends for 10 years in school and her strength and sense of humour made our lives in school infinitely better, especially in the sixth form.
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Three Friends at Pen y Coed

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Glyn Malden 1950s gardening friends

<p>A group of girls dressed in compulsory playtime dungarees, standing by the field where we spent many hours playing, making dens and exploring. We even formed a skiffle band with an old washboard and packing case. </p>
<p>On one occasion we went exploring up the stream which ran through the property. It was strictly out of bounds, for good reason, as a huge boulder crushed my foot and I was laid up for weeks. That didn't mean we escaped punishment, probably endless lines.</p>

<p>Front row l-r: Jen Lewis, Delyth from Pencader, Annette Ginesi and Veronica Lees
Back row l-r Ann Taylor, Menai Davies
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I think I must have been taking the picture
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Playtime at Glyn Malden in the 1950s

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Glyn Malden 1950s play

A group taken outside the kitchens:
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<p>Blodwen, Rosie, Beryl, Jane, Gladys, Mary, Betty, Hannah, Margaret, Annie, Mattie
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Domestic Staff 1950s

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Domestic Staff; 1950s

<p>A photo of four pupils outside the summer quarters of all the hamsters,guinea pigs etc that were unfortunate enough to be taken to DWS. In winter they lived in a sort of conservatory off the biology lab which was icy cold , but in summer they would have all baked alive there. They went instead to a corrugated iron shed between the path up to Pen and the swimming pool. The pupils are Joy Robinson, Ann Boak, Penny Evans and Ann Richards
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A Group outside the Pet Hut (circa 1959)

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pets 1950s recreation

<p>A page from the DWS prospectus of 1951 detailing the school fees and costs of extra-curricular activities
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DWS Prospectus 1951

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school fees fees music lessons prospectus 1950s tuition dancing

My First Term at Dr Williams' School, 1954

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music piano lessons junior school matron 1950s birthday bullies Tremhyfred Llys Mynach

This image shows students then who were daughters of Old Girls.
I am pictured at the back,right hand side. Two others in the picture were the Hunter sisters from Tal y Llyn. I cannot remember who the others were.Perhaps someone else recognises who was who !
I know this was a long time ago, but I have kept the whole page cutting all about DWS- it has been to South America and back !A bit faded now though.

Daughters of Old Girls of the School

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Dot Jones & friend on a Guide outing in the 1950s

Girl Guides 1950s

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Guide Camp in Belfast 1950s

Hilary Stelfox with her friends by the tennis courts 1953-4

Upper V1 A with Miss Jackson by the school bridge 1949-50

Poppy Dormitory girls, Penycoed 1949 -50

Three Friends at Pen y Coed

Playtime at Glyn Malden in the 1950s

Domestic Staff 1950s

A Group outside the Pet Hut (circa 1959)

DWS Prospectus 1951

My First Term at Dr Williams' School, 1954

Daughters of Old Girls of the School

Girl Guides 1950s