Traethmelin School, Sandfields, Records

This material is held atWest Glamorgan Archive Service

  • Reference
    • GB 216 E/PT 4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1961-1980
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Welsh
  • Physical Description
    • (4 vols)

Scope and Content

Admission registers, 1961-1980.

Administrative / Biographical History

Traethmelin School was in Sandfields, Aberavon, Glamorgan. It was established as Traethmelyn Primary School in 1961 in a temporary building, which was replaced by separate infants' and junior schools in 1963. The two were united once more as Traethmelyn Primary School in 1982. Following storm damage in 1992 the school was moved from its original site on Strauss Road, Port Talbot to newly adapted premises on Southdown View. The school was closed in 2015.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically into: Admission registers; Census register for children in catchment area.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

It is the policy of the West Glamorgan Archive Service to withhold the names of depositors.

Note

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: West Glamorgan Archive Service, Education, Primary Schools, catalogue.

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A hard copy is available at the West Glamorgan Archive Service.

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Appraisal Information

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Accruals

Accruals are possible

Geographical Names

Sandfields