| A bruised and bleeding little boy |
Glossary
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The dangerous
and fast-flowing stream (water-course) next
to the playground at Ynscedwyn School
is mentioned again in the school Log Book in 1901. |
Culvert - a pipe or channel carrying water under a road. | |
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27th
September 1901 |
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This
entry from the school Log Book says: "A little boy, William James Charles, in the First Standard [class], fell into the water-course adjoining the playground during the dinner-hour on Wednesday last, and was carried through a long culvert underneath the road..." |
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This was a very
lucky escape for William ! Back to Ystradgynlais schools menu
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The
School and the nearby
dangers from the railway track, the watercourse and the river are shown on this 1887 map. |
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"...Fortunately two little
boys of his own age saw him fall and raised the alarm, and the little
child was rescued considerably bruised and bleeding."