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<p>An annual swimming gala in which the four school houses, all named after local lakes, competed for a cup. I don't think we did compete as Houses very often - just sporting occasions.
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<p>The editor recalls doing a back dive off the top board for her House one year. As she had never done this dive before, at any height, this did not turn out to be a good move.....
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The sun shone at the annual swimming gala in 1965 or 1966

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<p>Lots of swimmers are watched by the rest of the school. What they are doing exactly is a mystery! Meanwhile, the audience relaxes on the bank, all in their candy striped summer dresses. A blackboard, desk and chair, on the far side of the pool, suggest that this is the annual House Swimming Gala. It looks like it was the perfect day, as far as the weather was concerned. In the background can be seen Tremhyfryd and the school playing field. The field was the scene of many a cricket practice in summer under the watchful and sometimes exasperated eye of DBL, a keen cricketer herself in her time.
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Swimming gala, school pool on a sunny day summer 1965-66

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<p>Group standing in front of Tremhyfred, the staff house - Ann Taylor, Ann Richards and Nesta Wynne Jones. Ann Richards Is holding Jack - a jackdaw who she raised from a real baby when he was found having fallen out of the nest. Eventually he flew free.
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Rescuing a jackdaw

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1960s jackdaw nature Tremhyfred

<p>A class of girls, in their school uniform gymslips, sit at single desks studiously writing for the camera. At the bottom of the image it says Dr William's school, Dolgelley,Form V (with the apostrophe in the wrong place)
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Girls working in Form V classroom, postcard circa 1920

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<p>Rangers on the field by Tremhyfryd in 1944 with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne. The main school can be seen in the background.
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Rangers with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne near Trem 1944

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Rangers

<p>6th formers enjoying a break in the sun and chatting with the laundress by the tennis courts on the main school site. Does anyone know her name?
l-r: the laundress, Iona Hughes, ? Cynthia Jones, Nesta Roberts
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<p>The school laundry was situated just to the left of the tennis courts; a place where underwear and handkerchiefs were boiled! The Afon Wen Laundry washed blouses, sheets, pyjamas etc.
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Summer 1966 sharing a break with the launderess.

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<p>Names faintly written on back: (Top tier) Ninnette Cable, Pauline Baechly, Jean laudo, (Centre tier) Mary Wilson, Helen Billington, Ruth Stonehouse, Olive Jones, Judy Hughes, Singleton, Morffudd, Ann Pugh. (Bottom row) Irene W?, Paddy Rophy, Thelma Thove, Doreen Davis - as best we can read the faint handwriting.
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1938 group picture

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Gladys Dutton

Two girls wearing their everyday uniform.
<br>This image is from Gillian Spencer's collection. Gillian went as a boarder to DWS aged 8 in 1929.
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Two girls wearing school gymslips and black stockings 1930s

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<p>A group of guides in front of the school bridge with colours
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Girl Guides in front of the School Bridge in the 1940s

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<p>Last day at school and off to pasture new. Hats thrown out of the train into Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid)
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<p>L-R back row - Gwyneth Powell, Dilys James, Shirley Rushton, Joan Bankier
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<p>L-R front row - Gwenda Roberts, Nesta Lloyd, Jeanette James, Anne Lloyd Davies
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This image is from Anne Lloyd Davies's collection
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Packing Day - End of Summer term, 1949

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Packing day 1940s Bala Lake uniform

<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

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The sun shone at the annual swimming gala in 1965 or 1966

Swimming gala, school pool on a sunny day summer 1965-66

Rescuing a jackdaw

Girls working in Form V classroom, postcard circa 1920

Rangers with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne near Trem 1944

Summer 1966 sharing a break with the launderess.

1938 group picture

Two girls wearing school gymslips and black stockings 1930s

Girl Guides in front of the School Bridge in the 1940s

Packing Day - End of Summer term, 1949

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

Poppy Dormitory girls, Penycoed 1949 -50