Llanidloes National School - Infants
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An influx of people
The records of the day to day life of schools in the early days of formal education to be found in School Log Books can also, in many cases, tell us a great deal about the community as a whole.
The state of the local economy at various times is frequently reflected in the log books, as in the example shown here.
Llanidloes
National School
Log Book
Powys
County Archives
M/E/PS/35/L/1
This entry was written on 13th April 1894, and it reflects
the local significance of the massive scale of the civil engineering
works, which began around this time, for the construction of
the Elan Valley dams
and the necessary infrastructure of roads and railways:
"Attendance very good during the last fortnight. Owing
to the influx of people into the town on account of the Rhayader
Water-works, several children have been admitted, the average
attained last week being the highest weekly average for the last
few years".
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