Rhayader
Victorian school days
A school high in the hills |
Glossary
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The little school at Bwlch-y-sarnau
was in a remote spot high in the hills to the north-east of Rhayader. |
Aquitted
- "aquitted themselves
well" means performed well. Creditable - good |
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8th
September
1874 |
"Bwlchysarnau
School, Abyw [Abbey Cwmhir ?], Radnor Although the Inspector was impressed with the numbers attending the school, Bwlch-y-sarnau had the same problems as most Victorian schools in getting children (called 'scholars' in most school diaries of the time) to turn up regularly.
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