The Troedrhiwgwair village school was built in 1885 to house 186 pupils. However, the numbers attending were often far greater, at times being in excess of 200.

The school thrived from those early days until its eventual closure in 1976. This closure was brought about by a misguided decision, by the then Tredegar Urban district council, to attempt to 'clear' the village. After 100 years, the council had decided that there could be a movement of the mountain sometime in the next couple of hundred years.
The fact that old photographs and evidence from villagers suggesting that there had been no physical change in the area, during the village's history, was ignored.
Whether the original council's decision was to do with a centralisation policy being pursued by the then Tredegar district authority was never officially admitted to.

Anyway, whatever the real reasons, most of the inhabitants left the village. Today there are twelve of the original families living in Troedrhiwgwair. The deserted properties have been demolished and the remaining houses pine-ended.
The community, although small, still retains its pride and affection for the area. In fact the area is now one of the quieter parts of town.

The links, in the frame section on the left, will change the contents of this frame section, allowing you to see old photographs of the school population from 1913. There is also a number of up-dated photographs, taken by Fred Thomas, a village resident before the school's demolition . Come, Take a voyage into the past.