Bala Grammar School for Girls - Ysgol Ramadeg Merched Y Bala 1930s
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Some photos and mementoes from the collection of the late Miss Gwladys Roberts, Isfryn, Glyndyfrdwy who attended the school during the 1930s and left the year WW2 broke out in 1939.
Gwladys later went on to be a teacher at Glyndyfrdwy primary school for many years.
Photos:
1. Class outside the school (which is now old part of Ysgol Y Berwyn, Bala) Gwladys bottom right.
2. Entitled "Last day of school". Gwladys top of photo.
3. "Good Luck" messages from fellow pupils, a tradition that carries on today.
4. Central Welsh Board German exam paper from July 1939
5 & 6. Hopes dashed, WW2 also killed hopes and aspirations !! Training course at Pitman's College, London cancelled due to impending outbreak of war.
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Submitted by Meirion on Mon, 08/06/2026 - 13:41
Recently found a second copy of same photo which has a list of names on back written down left side in a column. As its in list format cannot put faces to the names which are as follows:-
Doris Roberts
Dilys Jones
Joan M Williams
Mary N Davies
Nancy Lewis
Mair Wynn Davies
Anwen Lloyd Jones
Mair Hannah Jones
Mary C Bodden
Helen Owen
Rosina (?) Roberts
And finally Gwladys Roberts
Two below names were on Right side - maybe the teachers or the two missing names ??
A L Pritchard
Grace Humphreys
* These two names on right side - so possibly the two teachers ??
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