Coelbren School 6
A developing community
The second edition Ordnance Survey map shown below shows how the community of Coelbren had grown around the turn of the century. The Ffosddu colliery has opened just across the railway and a number of houses have been built to accommodate the workers and their families.
The new school stands next to the railway, and a chapel has been built for the community. (To compare with the settlement around 1890, see Coelbren School 1)
Coelbren
around 1920
From the
2nd Edition
Ordnance Survey
6" Map
Powys
County Archives
In January 1899 seventeen pupils from "The Row"
were kept away from the school by their parents who were unhappy
at their children coming to school in winter conditions on an
unmade road. The number of absent children grew and parents refused
to allow them to return until a proper road was put down.
After several weeks absence the children returned in March.
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