Education

Arael School – Six Bells. In January 1901, tenders were invited for the building of a school, situated between Warm Turn and Six Bells, Abertillery. The tender notices were invited from builders and contractors to erect a school to accommodate 426 children along with a caretaker’s house, out-offices, boundaries, playgrounds and approaches. Tenders were to be received by Monday 11th …

Blaentillery Infants & Mixed Schools Cwmtillery. In 1896 the Aberystruth School Board proposed to have a new infants school erected at Blaentillery, on the eastern side of the Cwmtillery valley. Tenders were invited from builders in the area to erect such school. In February 1897 at a meeting of the Aberystruth School Board held at Blaina, several tenders were received. …