__NOTOC__ Dr Williams' School was a school founded in

Dolgellau Dolgellau (; ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merion ...

in 1875. It opened its doors in 1878 and continued until it was closed in 1975. Samuel Holland was actively involved in setting the school up and became its first Chairman of the Board of Governors. The site of the school is now occupied by

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor ; abbreviated ''CMD'') is a college in , Wales with its main campus in . It serves the areas of and . It has a bilingual language policy and offers the opportunity to study most subjects through the medium of Welsh language, Welsh. Since 1 A ...

Notable people associated with Dr Williams School

* Bessie Craigmyle was a teacher here in the 1880s. *

Margaret Lloyd George Dame Margaret Lloyd George (; 4 November 1864 – 20 January 1941) was a Welsh humanitarian and one of the first seven women magistrates appointed in Britain in 1919. She was the wife of Prime Minister David Lloyd George from 1888 until her deat ...

was educated here. *

Bahiyyih Nakhjavani __NOTOC__ Bahiyyih Nakhjavani is an Iranian peoples, Iranian writer who grew up in Uganda in the 1960s. She was educated at Dr Williams School, Dolgellau, United Kingdom and the United States. She taught European and American literature in Belgi ...

was also educated here. * Dilys Elwyn-Edwards was born in Dolgellau and attended DWS in the 1930s. In an interview with her recorded in 1984 she talked about the school's influence on her musical career. *

Marion Eames Marion Eames (born Gwladys Marion Griffith Eames, 5 February 1921 – 3 April 2007)Dictionary of Welsh BiographRetrieved 29 September 2018./ref> was a Welsh novelist writing mainly in Welsh. She was also a talented musician. Biography Marion was ...

was a pupil at DWS from 1932 to 1937. She is considered to be one of the foremost Welsh historical novelists. Her first novels, ''Y Stafell Ddirgel'' (1969) and ''Y Rhandir Mwyn'' (1972), are historical novels based on the Quakers of Dolgellau and their emigration to Pennsylvania. * Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor (Died 28 December 2017) attended Dr Williams' School during World War II and wrote a graphic account of her experiences at that time. *

Eluned Morgan Mair Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely, (born 16 February 1967), is a Welsh politician who has served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour since 2024. Morgan is the first woman, and first member of the House of Lords to ho ...

was born in 1870 on board the ''Myfanwy'' en route to the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. She is regarded as one of Patagonia's leading Welsh-language writers. She was the daughter of Lewis Jones, one of the founders of the Welsh Settlement.

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External links

Dr Williams’ School Old Girls Association website
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