Album Eleven of Photos you have sent in
At last have scanned in picture of my mother as seen in 1947 at Cock and Chick school. She is Maureen Roberts and is the one on the front row next to the shield. She can only remember one of the others that being Ian James who is on the other side of the shield. She remembers he lived by Knocks General store on Gaen Street and may have gone on to become a teacher.
If anyone else recognises anyone let me know and I'll pass it on. Dave
Top row No 1 Harry Bennet (slabby) or Allan Jones (Bullhead) No4 Roy Puddy No5 Allan Phillips No 8 Allen Purnell No 9 Melvyn Adams?
Row 2 No6 Yvonne Jenkins from Bourneville
Row 3 Wendy Callaghan? Maureen Roberts Ianto James ( last known at Swansea University ), Yvonne Phillips (from Bournville)
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Back row Colin Rees, Idris Price, ?, Debroy(?) Summers, Royston Puddy, ?, Michael Cole, ?, Alan Purnell
Middle row Maureen Coles, ?, ?, ?, June Adams, Valerie Bowyer (my mother), ?
The school photo above was taken at the 'cock and chicks' school in Cwmtillery in 1908.
Lily May Cockayne, was 6 years old, born at 15 Morgan Street Cwmtillery. She was the daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Cockayne, originally from the Forest of Dean. She married my grandfather from 15 Morgan St, being married at Blaenau Gwent Church (Baptist) in February 1920. She was just 17 years old. She is standing at the left front, with long hair and a white bow.
Miss Francis Headmistress
Assistants. Left Miss Sarah J. Dando; Right Miss Celia Soloman
Back row 5th from left Eva Emms (nee hill)
Third row up girl 2nd from left Vi Gardiner and 5th from left Eva Wilkinson, .
Second row up girl 5th from left Gladys Baynton
Fourth row up, boys, Vernon Gwillian
Miss Parkes, Headmistress
Centre, Main School - Upper right, infants - Upper left new building added 2000 for 7 - 11 year olds