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This obituary was found in my mothers scrap book of DWS.

Sad announcement - 1929.

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Death of pupil

Two new pupils describe the train journey to 'Dolgelley'.The language they use sounds like Angela Brazil's fictional accounts of jolly boarding school life.Margaret and Hilary feel their spirits lift. Other girls travelling are in the 'highest spirits'.Friendly girls, very generous with 'tuck'who raised many a 'hearty laugh'.More 'jolly and noisy girls'were introduced.They 'seemed to become one of them all at once'.The girls unpack,eat a'hearty meal' are 'ordered to bed'a member of DWS at last.

1938 'My first impression of DWS' - school magazine article

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First impressions train tuck

Group includes Janet Davies,Pam Cox,Lee Millican (an American exchange student),Eirlys Roberts,Joan Edwards,Cath John,Enid Francis,Phillipa Danks,Lynne Moorhouse,Brenda Snell,Susan Mallet and Elizabeth Jones Evans

Chilling on the flat roof Summer 1966

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Flat roof American exchange summer uniform

From left: Helen Rees, Julia Rickards, Mary Davies, Janet Yates, Lynne Morris, Jane Rowe. Just before we left school in 1970

Upper VB

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End of term. Leaving school. Upper VB

Group of friends on the hockey pitch in the 1970s

Friends on the hockey pitch 1970s

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hockey pitch any clothes 1970s

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

Girl Guides 1950s

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guides leisure 1950s

Brenda Snell, Anona Williams, Lynne Moorhouse, Susan Crowther and Cerys Pugh are having a lovely time with water and pots and pans!This is possibly an Art lesson clear-up activity(judging from Lynne's paint spattered overall). It's the Summer term, Bren is wearing a candy striped Summer uniform dress. Everyone else however is still wearing their senior school Winter uniform. The photo is taken next to the tennis court, adjacent to the main school building.

Upper Fifth messing about with water, washing up pans 1966

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Summer term uniform washing up

End of summer term 1969 with Mrs Boshell. Janet Yates, Lynne Morris, Julia rickards, jane Davies, Helen Rees, Amanda Thomas, Mary Davies, Janice peters, Lesley McMullen, Jane Rowe

Lower VB 1969

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Mrs Boshell end of term any clothes

The Royal Wedding 1947

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Royal wedding telegram Bronwen Pugh

This 'love chain' is made out of folded chewing gum wrappers.

The 'Gone ons' in the title were other girls (or possibly a teacher), someone you really liked.
See the Glossary on the site for a definition of 'Gone On' and other DWS words and phrases.

Love that love chain - did we make these for our Gone ons? 1969

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love chain gone ons

Pippa,Delyth, Tricia, Becky, Ruth,Ann, Lesley, Fiona? Cathy . Where are you now?

Friends on the Hockey Pitch 1969

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friends where are you now? memory playing tricks

The Space Hopper was very popular in the late 1960s. This picture, taken on the school playing field, also shows the tennis courts and the school hall in the background

Space Hopper Pippa circa 1969

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friends space hopper

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Sad announcement - 1929.

1938 'My first impression of DWS' - school magazine article

Chilling on the flat roof Summer 1966

Upper VB

Friends on the hockey pitch 1970s

Girl Guides 1950s

Upper Fifth messing about with water, washing up pans 1966

Lower VB 1969

The Royal Wedding 1947

Love that love chain - did we make these for our Gone ons? 1969

Friends on the Hockey Pitch 1969

Space Hopper Pippa circa 1969