Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy, Llanrwst - March 2011

[The Littlest Jellyfish]

Hi, remember me? I'm the guy that only does easy explores. Here's another one.

Sir John Wynn endowed what was to become Llanrwst Grammar School in the early 17th century. In 1960 it was renamed Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy (Conwy Valley School) to reflect the fact that it was a school in the Conwy Valley, where lots of people speak Welsh. It accommodated around 800 pupils age 11-18, by far the most important of which was Glyn Wise from Big Brother. In February 2005 the pupils were all moved to newer, warmer, safer and more spacious £9million-worth premises further down the road. The move was not universally popular, however: Charlotte Jones, a 16-year-old from Bryn Pydew, said she doesn't like the new school as much because now there are younger children everywhere. She said she preferred the old school, which just had senior students.

The school buildings are now being converted into a medical training centre. Most of the site has been stripped out and there's just uninteresting concrete flooring and bare brick wall, but fortunately for me (and you!) some of it is still worth seeing.

Here's what parts of it looked like in the good old days of poverty, smallpox and child labour (2005-ish):

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and this is what it looks like inside:

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