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  • c.1900<br />St. Mary’s Church<br /> width:512;;height:312
  • 1903<br />Nerquis National School<br />Mr. Matthew Rees – Headmaster<br />His Daughter, Sally, is in the second row from back, second from left.<br /> width:624;;height:405
  • c.1908<br />Church View<br />The names of the children are not known.<br /><br />(Times Past – North Wales Photo Archives)<br /> width:557;;height:348
  • c.1910<br />National School March<br />Passing St. Mary’s Church?<br /> width:594;;height:473
  • c.1910<br />The Vicarage, with the Vicar,<br />David William Davies (1870-1916)<br />Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Davies (1873-1954)<br />Miss Florence Mary Elizabeth Davies (1897-1984)<br />Miss Catherine Alberta Ella Davies (1898-1992)<br />Master David James Esmor Davies (1899-1986)<br />Miss Eugenia Myfanwy Parry Davies (1901- )<br />Miss Irene Rosemary Lydia Davies (1905-1985)<br />Miss Margaret Francis Nerquisia (1906-1993)<br />And possibly their servant, Agnes Hughes, in the window.<br /><br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts, via Ray Davies)<br /> width:536;;height:335
  • c.1910<br />Church View (or Lankey Row, so named, apparently, as a number of people from Lancashire lived there).<br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:581;;height:363
  • c.1910<br />School Terrace and the School<br /><br />(Times Past – North Wales Photo Archive)<br /> width:506;;height:316
  • c.1910<br />St. Mary’s Church with the Vicar, David William Davies (1901 – 1916) in the foreground.<br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:513;;height:333
  • c.1910<br />The Vicarage with the Vicar,<br />David William Davies and some of his family.<br /><br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:300;;height:480
  • 22nd May, 1911<br />Nerquis Evening School Drum and Fife Band<br /><br />Back Row:<br />Extreme left: Mr. Ted Roberts, Rhyd-y-Cleifion<br />Next to him: Mr. David Roberts, Fron Heulog<br />On Drum: Mr. Isaac Roberts, Rhyd-y-Cleifion<br />Extreme right: Mr. John Hughes, School Terrace<br /><br />Middle Row:<br />Third from left: Mr. Sam Roberts, Rhyd-y-Cleifion<br /><br />Front Row:<br />Fourth from right: Mr. John Owen Roberts, Rhyd-y-Cleifion(?)<br /> width:611;;height:403
  • 1915<br />Nerquis Dairy Class, held at Nerquis Hall<br /><br />Back Row, left to right:<br />Mr. Matthew Rees, Headmaster 1888 – 1926<br />Mr. Tom Bartley, Keeper’s Cottage, Black Mountain<br />Mr. Thomas Jones, Tŷ Mawr<br />Mr. Thomas Griffiths, Pen-yr-Allt<br />Mr. Ambrose Waln, Fron Hall<br />Mr. William Roberts, Plâs Ucha<br />Mr. William Davies, Tŷ Braw<br />Mr. Connor – an agent for Nerquis Hall<br /><br />Middle Row:<br />Mrs. Parry, Old Vicarage (before then, Ty’n Twll)<br />?<br />Mrs. Margaret Jones, Gelli<br />? <br />Miss Annie Probert, later Mrs. Davies, Isfryn<br />Miss Sally Rees, the Headmaster’s daughter<br />Miss Sarah Roberts, Plâs Ucha<br />Miss Margaret Ann Langford<br />Miss Mary Bentley, later Mrs. Roberts, Trefryd, mother of Gwilym Roberts<br />Miss Sarah Roberts, Tŷ Newydd, later Hendre Isa<br /><br />Front Row:<br />Miss Ginny Griffiths, Gelli<br />?<br />Miss Joanna Edwards, Treuddyn Mill<br />Miss Rachel Ann Davies – the County Organiser (of the Dairy Classes)<br />?<br />Miss Rogers(?), Bryn Ffynnon<br />?<br />Mrs. Hannah Whitley, Butcher’s Arms<br /><br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts, via Ray Davies)<br /> width:564;;height:342
  • c.1922<br />Village Road,<br />Showing New Terrace and Challoner’s Shop on the left.<br />On the right in the distance, is the roofline of the Old School House and the gable end of the School Cottages.<br />Walter Roberts is the boy by the wall.<br /><br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:542;;height:365
  • c.1925<br />The new route (c. 1875) of Village Road, showing the North Gate of St. Mary’s Church.<br />In the left background is School Terrace.<br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:562;;height:346
  • 1925<br />Village Road - <br />The Old School House with Mrs. Challoner, Eva, Freda and Norah Challoner from Hendre Ucha.<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts)<br /> width:600;;height:375
  • c. 1925<br />Village Road looking south. On the extreme right is Challoner’s Shop, with New Terrace and the Smithy just beyond. In the distance is Ty Mawr Farm. On the skyline to the left is Capel Soar.<br />The group includes Freda and Eva Challoner with Sid and John Elwin in the middle.<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts via Ray Davies)<br /> width:536;;height:336
  • c. 1925<br />Capel Soar is behind the photographer. Ty Mawr Farm is on the left and the Smithy, New Terrace and Challoner’s Shop is to the right.<br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:583;;height:396
  • c.1925<br />Village Road,<br />Showing the road end of Nant Orri on the left and the Starch Houses on the right.<br />In the foreground is Mrs. Sarah Ann Smith, 1, Fron Heulog and on the right is Mr. Bob Jones, 3, Fron Heulog. The name of the lady in the background, wearing a white pinny, standing at the bottom of the steps leading up to Fron Heulog, is not known.<br /><br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts, via Ray Davies)<br /> width:551;;height:344
  • 1927<br />Pentre Bach with Gladys L. Roberts studying for the C.W.B. when attending the Alun School, Mold.<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts, via Ray Davies)<br /> width:552;;height:366
  • c.1930s<br />Village Road looking north, with ‘The Feathers’ (now ‘Isfryn’) in the foreground.<br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:545;;height:333
  • 14th June 1933<br />Nerquis School Standards 111 & 1V – Teacher, Miss Freda Jones, Nursery Terrace, Mold.<br /><br />Back Row: Third Row:<br />William Arthur Jones, Pwll y Wîl Charlie Parry, Tower Cottages<br />Albert Brunt, Crossing Bungalow Vaughan Lewis, Council Houses<br />Alun Evans, Gelli Adah Griffiths, Pen-yr-Allt<br />Meirion Drury, Tŷ Coch Gwyneth Jones, Buarthau<br />Granville Hughes, Tower Cottages Jane Goodwin, Tower Lodge<br />Glyn Hughes, ?? Rhoda Davies, Piscah (Terrig)<br />Emrys Evans, Fron Heulog Edith Shore, Nant-y-Glyn & Hendre Isa<br /><br />Second Row: Front Row:<br />Gwendoline Evans, Fron Heulog Harry Roberts, Leeswood Hall Cottages<br />Mabel Hughes, Cae Newydd Howard Frances, Pant-y-Betws<br />Rosina Goodwin, Tower Lodge Jackie Beales, Pant Du<br />Dilys Sheldon, Pen-y- Chwareli Trevor Evans, Gelli<br />Glenys Parry, Fron Heulog Irfon Oldfield, Friezeland<br />Beryl Hughes, Piscah John Edward Roberts, Y Nant<br />Emlyn Smith, Council Houses Jeffrey Hughes, Piscah<br /> Oswald Manning, Plas Ucha<br /><br />(Names provided by Mrs. Irene Woodward (nee Parry), Bryn Goleu Isa and Thos. and Ada (nee Griffiths) Roberts, Hendre Isa, via Ray Davies)<br /> width:615;;height:414
  • c. 1935<br />Village Road – View northwards from abeam the old Vicarage, with Plas – yn – Llan on the left, St. Mary’s Church behind the trees and the White Lion Hotel beyond the low building behind the wall.<br /> width:538;;height:374
  • c.1940s<br />The original route of Nercwys Road, showing some of the Tower Cottages.<br />(via Ray Davies)<br /> width:548;;height:385
  • c.1940s <br /> Village Road, showing Nant Orri (left) and Starch Houses (right).<br /> width:584;;height:365
  • c.1950s<br />School Terrace<br />With the shop of T. & B. Smallcross, together with the Post Office (note the post box set into the wall). The photo was taken post June 1956 as Nercwys, not Nerquis, is above the door.<br /> width:571;;height:386
  • c.1920s <br />Hendre Ucha, where the Challoners lived. From the left, Mr. Harry Challoner, Connie (born 1911), Freda (1920), Nora (1917), Eva (1915), Dorothy (1913) and Mrs. Fanny Challoner (nee Morgan, from Pentre Bach).<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts)<br /> width:608;;height:480
  • c.1950s<br />Castell Cottages, Henffordd.<br />Dick Ankers is seen working outside the cottages. He was employed by the County Council as a roadman, a ‘lengthsman’ in local parlance, responsible for keeping the roadside tidy. At the bottom of the picture is a cat on the windowsill. Watching, or about to jump?<br />(Mrs. Rita Davies)<br /> width:611;;height:480
  • c.1950s<br />Castell Cottages, Henffordd.<br />This photo was taken before the mid 60s, when they were still two semi-detached cottages.<br />(Mrs. Rita Davies)<br /> width:607;;height:480
  • c.1950s<br />Castell Cottages, Henffordd.<br />This shows the right hand cottage. Can anyone identify the young boy sitting on the wall?<br />(Mrs. Rita Davies)<br /> width:640;;height:429
  • 1982<br />The Village Show at Plâs-yn-Llan<br />In the evening, a dance was held (sitting on bales of straw) and a Village Queen was chosen from five or six entrants, all from the village. Does anyone know who?<br />The group photo includes family and friends of Mrs. Roberts.<br />(Mrs Gladys L. Roberts)<br /> width:640;;height:413
  • 1982<br />The Village Show at Plâs-yn-Llan, home of Mr. Horace and Mrs. Rosemary Nichols.<br />Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts is presenting an award to Mr. Bill Evans. His wife, Catherine, is standing by him (their only daughter, Norma is busy somewhere). Mr. Capstick from the White Lion is just behind the white hat. He died fairly soon after this – a loss to the village. Some of the successful children are by the table.<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts)<br /> width:640;;height:448
  • 1982<br />The Village Show at Plâs-yn-Llan<br />Mr. Bill Evans (formerly of Rhos Ithel) is receiving another award for the Garden Show from Mrs. Roberts. He was a keen gardener and won many prizes!<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts)<br /> width:640;;height:412
  • 1982<br />The Village Show at Plâs-yn-Llan<br />Coming to the end of prize giving!<br />(Mrs. Gladys L. Roberts)<br /> width:640;;height:446
  • The Crossing House 1980s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:423
  • The Crossing House 1920s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:419
  • The Bungalow (next to the Crossing House) 1920s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:423
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  • Nant Orri 1900s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:426
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  • Old School Cottage 1910s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:416
  • Plas Onn 1900s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:427
  • Glanaber 1975 (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:420
  • Starch Cottages 1970s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:427
  • Nercwys snow 1 - Cae Newydd being cleared by a digger from Burley Hill Quarry, Spring 1963 (via Ray Roberts) width:502;;height:480
  • Nercwys snow 2 – Cae Newydd being cleared after the digger had passed by Llewelyn Roberts, Ray’s Father, Spring 1963 (via Ray Roberts) width:502;;height:480
  • South of Woodland Cottage (Coed Nercwys), Spring 1963. There is a five foot wall to the right of the road and it was two weeks before the road was cleared. (via Ray Roberts) width:502;;height:480
  • Woodland Cottage, Nercwys Forest, Spring 1963 (via Ray Roberts) width:479;;height:480
  • Fron Heulog 1920s (via Mrs. Dorothy Roberts) width:640;;height:424
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