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<p>Girls in uniform outside the hut at Friog which was owned and used by DWS pupils.
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Summer at Friog 1942-45

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<p>Born in Brithdir and aged 20 at the time the 1891 Census was taken, Margaret (pictured here in the fur coat) was one of 8 servants resident at the school in 1891 and was one of two housemaids. Other domestic staff included a cook, waitress,kitchenmaid,laundress and two laundrymaids. The six teachers recorded on the Census were all born outside Wales. Most pupils were born in Wales. Pupils originally came also from Devon, Wiltshire, London, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, India, Germany and Brazil. The Domestic staff at the time were all born in Wales.
Margaret is pictured here at the wedding of John Hall and Meinir, both former pupils of DWS, in November 1948.
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Margaret Pugh, a housemaid recorded in the 1891 Census, photographed in 1948

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Domestic staff

<p>Meinir Williams (mother of Gail Hall) cycling to school with Mary Meredith past the old Plaza cinema. The old Plaza was taken down in the 70's and replaced with the Police Station.
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Cycling past the Plaza 1940s

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Cycling Plaza

<p>Tea and toasted tea cakes at the Corner Café. The Corner Café as its name suggests was on one of the corners of Eldon Square Dolgellau, (it is no longer there). This picture of Diana Bradburn, Gwyneth, Anne Madoc-Jones, Jane or Sue McLellan and Ann Sheppard having toasted tea cakes and tea. This café was often frequented by DWS pupils.
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Tea at the Corner Cafe 1970s

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Tea Corner Cafe

<p>Yvonne Nicholls, Eleri Willimas, Anna Hughes, Elizabeth Jenkins and Jenifer Davies sledging in the snow.
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Sledging in 1963

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Snow 1963

<p>Girls posing in the snow of 1963. In the picture: Jenifer Davies, Eleri Williams, Aerona Jones, Anna Hughes and Yvonne Nicholls.
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Snow in 1963

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Snow 1963

<p>Group pose outside the tennis courts in 1962. In the picture from left to right: Eleri Williams, Aerona Jones, Eifiona Ashton, Mair W Jones, Nesta Wyn Jones, Beryl Ashton, Yvonne Nichols, Eurwen Evans, Ann Wyn Jones, Jenifer Davies, Carol Price, Eluned Edwards, Angela Bowler.
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Group in 1962 outside tennis courts

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1962

<p>Ann Williams, Gwerfyl Owen, Elsa Morris and Jennifer Bennet pose outside the sheds in their summer uniform while carrying their 'indoors'(shoes with a broad low heel and a strap)
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Four pose outside the sheds 1959

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Sheds

<p>Jennifer Bennet, Elsa Morris, Jennifer Davies pose outside the tennis courts at DWS.
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Trio by the tennis courts 1959

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Tennis courts

Elsa Morris and Lorraine Evans in 1960.
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Two pupils in front of the bike sheds 1960

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Bike sheds

<p>Yvonne Nichols, Anna Hughes, Jennifer Davies break for lunch at the Llangollen Eisteddfod in 1963.
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Llangollen Eisteddfod 1963

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Llangollen eisteddfod

<p>In the sixth form studies relaxing are: Marilyn Edwards, Iris Jones, Buddyg Watkins, Megan Thomas.
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Relaxing in the 6th form studies 1966

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Relaxing 6th form pupils.

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Dolgellau
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Summer at Friog 1942-45

Margaret Pugh, a housemaid recorded in the 1891 Census, photographed in 1948

Cycling past the Plaza 1940s

Tea at the Corner Cafe 1970s

Sledging in 1963

Snow in 1963

Group in 1962 outside tennis courts

Four pose outside the sheds 1959

Trio by the tennis courts 1959

Two pupils in front of the bike sheds 1960

Llangollen Eisteddfod 1963

Relaxing in the 6th form studies 1966