Summerhill School - Park Street, Bridgend (later at Bryntirion)
Two advertisements for Summerhill School as published in the Bridgend Town Guide, on the left an advertisement as it appeared in the c.1959 edition and on the right the advertisement placed in 1966.
Form 2y - September 1960

Back Row: Stephen Jenkins; Peter Crighton; Simon Richards; Alan Harding; Peter Jenkins; David Newton; Martin Griffiths.

Second Row: John Edwards; Phillip Ryall; Clive Greenwood; Ann Harding; Terri Jenkins; Janice Davies; Leslie Howells; John Mason; Robert Edwards.

Front Row: Christine Hopkins; Noreen Snell; Susan Vaughan; Susan Turnbull; Jane Matthews; Mrs Fowler; Helen Wilson; Lynette ? ; ______________? ; Janice Lippiett; Pamela Jones; Sallie Davies.

Photo courtesy of Peter Jenkins
The school Pop Group of 1964 - It 'n' Us - remember them?

Do you remember the school pop-group of 1964? Comprising of three members of the fifth form and another pupil from the fourth form, the group played for a school dance at Christmas 1964.

Left to Right; Michael Stokes - Bass (yes I know it's got six strings!); John Edwards - Drums (or perhaps Drum!); Stephen Ellerker "Ned" (4th Form) - Rhythm Guitar; and Clive Guyatt - Lead Guitar. The 5-watt amplifier was made by Mike from the innards of an old valve record player and is still going strong in 2009! Mike's guitar was made by his father from a plan supplied with "Practical Wireless".

Photograph M J Stokes

The following are photographs from the camera of Tony Dare-Edwards of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, kindly sent for use on this web site;Tony was a pupil at Summerhil in the 1960s. If any visitor to this page is able to add any further information, please contact Mike at the e-mail address below.
 
The first section of monochromw photographs were all taken in the Park Street School, before the move to Bryntirion. The first eight taken at a Christmas Party, possibly 1963?
Leslie Howells on extreme left, Mr Wilstead, Clive Guyatt, Peter Crighton and Malcolm Jones. Girls in background unknown.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.

A school party. Lady on left Mrs Ann Jarvis, wife of headteacher Roland Jarvis, next to her is Susan Turnbull, next but one is Terri Jenkins. Who are all the others?
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.

In this photo are Mervyn Lewis? first boy left, Susan or Angela Turnbull girl in white, teachers John Wilstead and Arvid Laur. No others known, are you in this photo?
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
No idea of the identity of any of these pupils!
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Peter Jenkins, Malcolm Jones, Angela ? Turnbull dancing, Janice ? and John Edwards, ? and Philip Ryan or Ryall?
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
School Party, possibly Rose Ann Knowle on far left, Terri Jenkins on right, one of the Turnbull sisters 4th from left.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Simon Richards and Leslie Howells
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Robert Edwards, unknown, John Mason, Malcolm Jones, unknown, Leslie Howells.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Robert Edwards and Martin Griffiths in the sandwich canteen.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
The following colour photographs were all taken at Bryntirion following the move from Park Street.
Summerhill School on Bryntirion Hill. This was formerly Bryntirion Preparatory School for Boys, the Jarvis family purchased it upon the school's demise and moved Summerhill from Park Street to this location. Note the window frames have been painted in the school colour - blue!
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Alan Harding, Malcolm Jones, Martin Griffiths,Peter Jenkins and Robert Edwards.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Malcolm Jones and Leslie Howells in the science laboratory.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Alan Harding, Martin Griffiths and Leslie Howells are in this photo, who are the others?
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Christine Ponsford and Peter Jenkins in the laboratory.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Summer in Summerhill. A group of unidentified pupils sit on the fire escape/entrance to one of the upper classrooms. To the left of the photo is the school chapel.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
Thought to be Peter Crighton playing badminton. Who is the teacher in the background?
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
The school sports pavilion
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
John Mason on the left, who are the others? Is the girl Helen Wilson? The boy in white shirt in foreground could be Mike Stokes but not sure?
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
On the sports field, Tony Hopkins in red shirt, John Mason in blue shirt, all others unknown, but girl 3rd from left could be Angela Turnbull.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
The sports field.
Photograph courtesy of Tony Dare-Edwards.
 
Photographs of Summerhill School are extremely rare. If any visitor to this site has any in their posession I would be very interested to hear from them. schools@opobs.co.uk
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