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opening over the entrance with a Latin inscription dated 1851. Mullioned windows in a decorative lozenge pattern included above light mullioned windows to bring in more light through the windows for the pupils to read right up to the eaves. There was ventilation in the roof. The hall range was flush and had two storeys and three bays. Gable ends lent themselves to additions.
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Grade 2 because it was a fine example of Tudor Gothic architecture of the mid-19th century, Neuadd-y-Cyfnod, as it is now known in Welsh, has a valuable forecourt, piers and railings preserved. The railings are vital to the impression because so many school railings have been removed. The school is now called Ysgol Y Berwyn; the modern school has a strong connection with
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In 1868 the school's endowment was £80. There were six scholarships available to Jesus
College, Oxford. Other charities provided £30 pa. The left wing had 12 sash windows on the ground floor. On the north-east side there were coped walls. In 2001 the Victorian school building received Listing Status
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dressed with sandstone. The original building had two chimney stacks to service the open fire grates. The elevation was divided into three main parts: left, central and right. The school hall to the left flanked the central entrance hall, and a range of storeys to the right. A gabled bellcote arch
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In 1820, the Master, Rev
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Boys were admitted aged seven for about four years. The three R's were taught and reading down the church catechism of prayers. Boys usually went on to become apprentices and were presented with clothes at
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