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Carmarthen Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Carmarthen was a selective boys' secondary school in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. It was founded in 1576 and closed in 1978. Former students Among the school's former pupils were the educationalist Griffith Jones (Llanddowror), Griffith Jones; the early Methodist leader and Bible publisher Peter Williams (Welsh Methodist), Peter Williams; the senior Admiralty civil servant Walter St David Jenkins, Sir Walter St David Jenkins; the clergyman James Buckley (priest), James Rice Buckley; the Welsh poet William Saunders (poet), William Saunders; the Welsh international rugby players, Roy Bergiers, Gerald Davies and Ray Gravell; the tennis commentator and journalist Gerald Williams (tennis commentator), Gerald Williams and the journalist and author Byron Rogers (author), Byron Rogers. Old boys who have excelled in the political sphere include Denzil Davies and Mark Drakeford, who was appointed First Minister of Wales in 2018. References Defunct sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 14,636, and the built up area had a population of 16,455. It stands on the site of a Roman Britannia, Roman town, and has a claim to be the oldest town in Wales. In the middle ages it comprised twin settlements: ''Old Carmarthen'' around Carmarthen Priory and ''New Carmarthen'' around Carmarthen Castle. The two were merged into one borough in 1546. It was the most populous borough in Wales in the 16th–18th centuries, described by William Camden as "chief citie of the country". It was overtaken in size by the mid-19th century, following the growth of settlements in the South Wales Coalfield. History Early history When Roman Britain, Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Gravell
Raymond William Robert Gravell (12 September 1951 – 31 October 2007) was a Welsh rugby union Centre (rugby union), centre who played club rugby for Llanelli RFC. At international level, Gravell earned 23 cap (sport), caps for Wales national rugby union team, Wales and was selected for the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa. In his later career he became a respected broadcaster and occasional actor. Gravell was also a member of the Gorsedd of Bards, an honour bestowed on him for his contribution to the Welsh language. At the National Eisteddfod, Eisteddfodau Gravell was known by his bardic name ''Ray o'r Mynydd'' and was given the ceremonial role of Grand Sword Bearer. Early life and education Born in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, the son of a collier, Gravell moved to Mynydd-y-Garreg at a young age with his family. Gravell was educated at Burry Port Secondary Modern School and Carmarthen Grammar School. Rugby career He first played for Llanelli RFC in 1970 and was a memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Schools In Wales
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Mark Drakeford
Mark Drakeford (born 19 September 1954) is a Welsh politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance since September 2024, having previously held the position from 2016 to 2018. He previously served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2018 to 2024, and as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care from 2013 to 2016, and on an interim basis in 2024. He was first elected as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Cardiff West in 2011 and is considered to be on the soft left of Labour. Drakeford was born in Carmarthen in West Wales. He studied Latin at the University of Kent and the University of Exeter. He was a lecturer at the University College of Swansea from 1991 to 1995 and at Cardiff University from 1995 to 1999. He was a Professor of Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences at Cardiff University from 2003 to 2013. Drakeford was elected at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election for Cardiff West. In 2013, First Minister Carwyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denzil Davies
David John Denzil Davies (9 October 1938 – 10 October 2018) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. He served for 35 years as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli from 1970 to 2005. He was a Treasury Minister (1975–1979); a member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet team (1979–1988); and a member of the Privy Council. Early life The son of a colliery blacksmith, Denzil Davies was born and brought up in Cynwyl Elfed, in rural Carmarthenshire. From his childhood in this Welsh-speaking area, Davies spoke Welsh fluently. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys in Carmarthen, and then Pembroke College, Oxford, where he graduated with a First Class Honours BA in Law and Gray's Inn where he qualified as a barrister. He lectured in Law at the University of Chicago in 1963 and the University of Leeds from 1964. He practised at the tax bar between 1967 and 1975. Later he also practised in the field of personal injuries and served as a head of chambers. Parliamentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Rogers (author)
Byron Rogers (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh journalist, essayist, historian and biographer. In August 2007, the University of Edinburgh awarded him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the best biography published in the previous year, for ''The Man Who Went into the West: The Life of RS Thomas''. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said of the book: "Byron Rogers's lively and affectionate biography is unexpectedly, even riotously, funny." Born and raised in Carmarthenshire, Rogers now lives in Northamptonshire. He has written for the '' Sunday Telegraph'' and ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...'', and was once speech writer for the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. It has been written of his essays that he is "a historian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Williams (tennis Commentator)
Gerald Williams (24 June 1929 – 21 January 2016) was a British tennis commentator and journalist. Williams wrote for the '' Croydon Advertiser'' and the ''Daily Mail''. Williams was a studio guest on the nightly round-up of Wimbledon coverage on BBC television from 1981 to 1989 (from 1983 to 1989 with Des Lynam). Biography Williams was born in Surrey and spent his teenage years in Llangynog in Carmarthenshire and Croydon in south London. Williams studied at Carmarthen Grammar School and joined the '' Croydon Advertiser'' after school, becoming the sports editor of the newspaper after a few years. Williams subsequently worked for the ''Daily Mail'' as a sub-editor having been recommended by his friend, the boxing commentator Harry Carpenter. Williams was appointed by the ''Daily Mail'' as its Manchester football correspondent after his predecessor, Eric Thompson, was killed in the Munich air disaster in 1958. In a 2011 interview, Williams said: "It was a strange feeling for a y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Davies
Sir Thomas Gerald Reames Davies (born 7 February 1945) is a Welsh former rugby union wing who played international rugby for Wales between 1966 and 1978 and was selected for two British Lions tours. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams. Early life Born in Llansaint, Carmarthenshire, under the local coal miners scholarship scheme he studied at Loughborough University, before studying at Emmanuel College, Cambridge,Davies (1979), pg 90. and appearing for the University rugby team. Davies taught at Christ's Hospital in Horsham, Sussex from 1971 to 1974Davies (1979), pg 126. when he took up a post with the Sports Council for Wales.Davies (1979), pg 130. Rugby career Davies played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and London Welsh. He captained Cardiff for three seasons in the 1970s, including a 1977–78 Welsh Cup game against Pontypool when he scored four tries (beating his marker and near namesake Gareth Davies on each occasion) to earn his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (; or informally ') is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as the "Garden of Wales" and is also home to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Carmarthenshire has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The county town was founded by the Romans, and the region was part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth in the High Middle Ages. After invasion by the Normans in the 12th and 13th centuries it was Conquest of Wales by Edward I, subjugated, along with other parts of Wales, by Edward I of England. There was further unrest in the early 15th century, when the Welsh rebelled under Owain Glyndŵr, and during the English Civil War. Carmarthenshire is mainly an agricultural county, apart from the southeastern part which was once heavily industrialised with coal mining, steel-making and tin-pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Bergiers
Roy Thomas Edmond Bergiers (born 11 November 1950) is a Welsh former rugby union player. Born in Carmarthen Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom cen ..., he played his club rugby for Llanelli RFC. In October 1972, he scored the only try in Llanelli's famous 9–3 victory over the New Zealand national team in one of the biggest upsets in the history of rugby. Bergiers played 11 tests for Wales and scored two tries. He made his debut against England at Twickenham on 15 January 1972. In 1974, he toured South Africa with the British Lions. His last test came against Ireland in Cardiff on 15 March 1975. References 1950 births Living people Rugby union players from Carmarthen Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players British & Irish Lions rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Saunders (poet)
William Saunders (January 17, 1806 – June 30, 1851) was a poet and writer in Welsh, whose work won prizes at eisteddfodau in Carmarthen and elsewhere. He was a printer by trade. Birth and education William Saunders was born on 17 January 1806 at Gwarcwm, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire, the son of a farmer, Evan Saunders. He went to school in the local village of Castellhywel and then to Carmarthen Grammar School. After completing school, he became apprenticed to a printer in Carmarthen. He later joined the workforce of Samuel Williams, a printer in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Poetry and printing While working in Aberystwyth, Saunders gained prominence for his nature poems and for metrical translations. He won eisteddfod prizes in Carmarthen and other places. His titles included "Y Gwanwyn" (Spring), "Yr Haf" (Summer), "Yr Hydref" (Autumn), "Y Gaeaf" (Winter), "Y Daran" (Clap) and "Y Môr" (The Sea). In 1830 Saunders moved to the printing and publishing firm of William Rees (180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
