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UWA Old Photos
Click through a selection of old photos charting the history of the University Of Wales Aberystwyth. The research for the captions was carried out by Rachel Dean in March 2006 when she was a second year Drama and History student. Photographs courtesy of the UWA.
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The Old College 1872
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"In 1854, leading members of public life in Wales - including Hugh Owen (head of the Poor Law Commission), Samuel Roberts and Dr Lewis Edwards - held a meeting to discuss the possibility of establishing a University in the seaside town of Aberystwyth. Money was raised for the building of a University by locals and miners from across Wales who saw the potential future in a University and the need for an education system for their children."
Rachel Dean
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your comments
Michael Belham from Frome
In 1887 my great grandfather's company - S. Belham & Co. was given the contract to rebuild the College after the fire.
Sun Jun 7 20:21:41 2009
sally payne
My great great grandfather was one of the three men who died in the fire. His name was Samuel Morgan Jones.
Sun Aug 31 13:50:47 2008
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