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Dynevor School, Swansea

Former secondary school in Wales

Summary

Former secondary school in Wales

Field	Value
former_names	{{Plainlist
established	1883
closed	2002

Swansea Municipal Secondary School
Dynevor Secondary Grammar School

Dynevor School was a secondary school in Swansea, Wales, at times co-educational and at others for boys only. It was closed in 2002. The school's premises have been re-developed and are now used by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD).

The memory of the school is maintained in the form of the Old Dy’vorians Association

History

The school opened in 1883 and moved to Dynevor Place in 1894 where it could accommodate 500 pupils. In 1907 it became Swansea Municipal Secondary School. In 1930 it changed its name to Dynevor School and from 1942 it was known as Dynevor Secondary Grammar School. In September 1971 it became a comprehensive school which amalgamated with Llwyn-y-Bryn Girls' School in 1978.

Notable former pupils

Spencer Davis, musician
Nigel Evans, Conservative MP
Flora Forster, educator
Kevin Johns, actor and radio presenter
Julian Lewis, Conservative MP
David Mercer, (1960-1967), sports commentator
Anthony Edward Pierce, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1998 until 2008
Mal Pope, musician and composer
Sir Harry Secombe, comedian and entertainer
Douglas Simons, local architect of schools and hospitals
Christopher Rees, former Chair of the International Bar Association and Managing Partner of Bird & Bird LLP
Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury

References

[http://www.dynevorrevisited.org.uk/dynevor-school-history/ Dynevor School History at Dynevor Revisited] {{Webarchive. link. (24 January 2016 . Retrieved 29 December 2014)
"David Mercer, sports commentator". www.DynevorRevisited.org.uk.

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