I received the Pontypridd Boys Grammar School Old Boys’ Association newsletter in the post this morning from John Kelland which reminded me that I took some photographs last July when the school was open to visitors before it closed. It was quite strange being back there after so many years. There used to be a strong smell of polish throughout the school when I was a pupil there but unfortunately the buildings are now in a rather sad state with a strong smell of damp and dust. Here’s a small selection from the photographs of that visit.
War memorial plaques in the assembly hall.
The Art Room (pretty much unchanged from the 60s/70s).
Rear view of the ‘new’ building.
A mural of the school badges.
The benches from what was the Chemistry Lecture Theatre.
The front of the old building.
Rainfall was once measured daily.
This house was used for sixth form teaching, in the summer croquet was played on the lawn using a rather fine croquet set from Jaques.
A fairly quiet day today, we were invited to Linda’s for an evening meal.
