Timeline

Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1878 - 1899

1878 - 1899

  • Patagonian writer Eluned Morgan encourages Welsh speakers 1897 article
  • The first school magazine 1897 picture
  • An early school group photograph 1880s picture
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1900-14

1900-14

Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1914-18 WWI

1914-18 WWI

Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1919 -1929

1919 -1929

  • Reunion at 10 Downing Street 1921 picture
  • Visit by the Prince of Wales in 1923 picture
  • Miss Ellen Constance Nightingale becomes Headmistress in 1924 picture
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1930 -1939

1930 -1939

  • 'I am 10 and going away to boarding school' diary
  • Bricks for the new school Hall - picture
  • Tea on the beach at Fairbourne - picture
  • 'Do', a teacher who left her mark on so many lives story
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1939-45 WWII

1939-45 WWII

  • Bronwen Pugh's wartime letters home article
  • Safety of the Mountains story
  • Wartime jottings story
  • Gathering sphagnum moss to treat wounds picture
  • The Old Vic plays DWS picture
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1945 - 1949

1945 - 1949

  • Atgofion Anne Roberts 1943-50 story
  • National Eisteddfod Choir 1949  picture
  • School Musical Tradition audio
  • Discipline, the keynote of our lives 1940s story
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1950 - 1960

1950 - 1960

  • Guides go to the Coronation 1953 story
  • A reporter visits the school 1956 story
  • The Golden Lion and 1950s outings story
  • Memories of Glyn story
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1960 -1969

1960 -1969

  • 'The Roar of the Greasepaint' 1967 story
  • Running Away 1961  story
  • Last train journey before Beeching cuts 1963 picture
  • Map showing where pupils came from 1960s
  • 'Deo Gratias' 1965 audio
Dr Williams School, Dolgellau -1970-1975

1970-1975

  • Sick Wing 1970s story
  • The last supper at DWS 1975  picture
  • .A Thanksgiving Service was held at St Mary's Parish Church on 11th July 1975  article
  • The school hymn, 11th July 1975 audio