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KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901
TREDEGAR

Part 5: Places of Worship, Schools and Railways

PLACES OF WORSHIP
With times of Services.

St. George's Church, Church street, Rev Thomas Theophilus, vicar; Rev. Thomas W. Davies B.A. & Rev. A. F. McCarthy, curates; English service, 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Welsh service, 9.3o a.m. & 3.30 p.m.; tues. Welsh, 7 30 p.m.; wed. English, 7.15 p.m.; all the, great Festivals & Saints' days & Holy days at 8 a.m. & 7.15 p.m.

St. Dinat's, New Tredegar, Rev. John Evans B.A.; 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; wed. 7.30 p.m

St. James' Church, Georgetown, Rev. Thomas W. Davies curate; English service, 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; tues. 7.15 p.m.; all the great Festivals & Saints' days & Holy days at 8 a.m. & 7.15 p.m.; children's service, last sunday in month at 3 p.m.

Catholic Church, Rev. Michael Donoghue; 8.30 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m.

Baptist (Welsh & English) (Siloh), Bridge street, Rev. Zachariah H. Lewis; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. thurs. & sat. 7.30 p.m..; seat 1,200

Baptist, Church street, 11 a.m. & 6 p,m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist, George Town (Bethel), Rev. David Phillip David; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m..; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.; seats 400.

Baptist Tabernacle (Welsh), Sirhowy, Rev. A. Sandy Evans; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m. mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist (Bethania), Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar, Rev. John Francis; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist (Welsh) (Saron), New Tredegar, Rev. E. Hermis Evans; 10.30a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist (Carmel), New Tredegar, Rev. William Saunders; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist (Welsh), Troedrhiwgwair; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. thurs. & sat. 7.30 p.m.; seat 400

Calvinistic Methodist (Welsh), Charles street; 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m.; seat 260

Calvinistic Methodist (Welsh), Chapel street; 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon., 7 p.m.; seat 600

Calvinistic Methodist, New Tredegar, Rev. Wm. David Owen Jones; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7 p.m.

Calvinistic Methodist (Welsh), New Tredegar; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Calvinistic Methodist (English), Park place, Rev. David Rees; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m., seat 650

Congregational (English), Castle street, Rev.David Carwyn Harris; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m., seat 900.

Congregational (English), Oakfield road, Rev. Matthew Henry Roberts; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs.7.30 p.m.; seat 400

Congregational (English), Picton street, Rev. Alfred Barrett; 11 a.m. & 5.30 p.m.; mon. tues. thurs. & sat. 8 p.m.; seat 400.

Congregational (Welsh), Park row (Saron), Rev. David J. Williams; 10.30 a.m, & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.; seat 800.

Congregational (Welsh) (Elim), Queen street, Rev. David James Wallace; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.; seat 600

Congregational (Welsh), Troedrhiwgwair, Rev. Richard Humphreys; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.; seat 120

Congregational (Welsh), Sirhowy, Rev. Thomas Rees; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30; seat 750

Congregational (Welsh), Cwmsyfiog, Rev. Josiah Davies, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational (Welsh), New Tredegar, Rev. Emrys Lloyd; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Mount street, Rev. Robert Turner; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs 7 p.m.; Seats 320

Primitive Methodist, Vale terrace, Rev. Robert Turner; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. tues. 7.30 p.m.; seat 300

Primitive Methodist, Troedrhiwgwair, Rev. Robert Turner; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. 7.30 p.m.; seat 120

Wesleyan, Chapel street, Rev .John Richard Hargreaves & Rev. Albert W. Hardy; 10.30 a.m.& 6 p.m.; tues. 7 p.m.; seat 700

Wesleyan, Vale terrace, Rev .John Richard Hargreaves & Rev. Albert W. Hardy; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; wed. 7 p.m.; seat 300

Wesleyan, New Tredegar, Rev .John Richard Hargreaves & Rev. Albert W. Hardy; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.; tues. 7 p.m.

Wesleyan (Welsh), North lane, Rev. Griffith O. Roberts; 10 a.m. & 9 p.m.; mon. 7 p.m.; seat 300


SCHOOLS.

County School, established under the "Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1899," controlled by the Central Welsh Board, built in 1807, for 70 boys & 50 girls; average attendance, 90.
James Morgan B.Sc.(London), master; Miss A. L. Phillips, mistress.
Managers meet first monday in each month; Frederick Hiscott, clerk

Board Schools.
Bedwellty School Board, formed in 1871 & consisting of 11 members, meet at the
Board room, Earl street, Tredegar, every first tuesday; Charles Dauncey, clerk.

Earl Street (board), built in 1876, for 1,500 children; average attendance, 262 boys, 274 girls & 326 infants.
D. L. Davies, master; Miss E. M. Drew, mistress; Mrs. E. Davies, infants' mistress.

George Town (board) for 1,130 children; average attendance, 291 boys, 276 girls & 325 infants
John Jones, master; Miss Annie Lewis, mistress; Mrs. E. Hiscott, infants' mistress.

Sirhowy (board) (mixed), built in 1877, for 528 children; average attendance, 130 boys, 123 girls & 148 infants.
William E. Orchard, master; Miss Lillah Lewis, infants' mistress.

Bedwellty Pits (board) (mixed), for 65 children; average attendance, 32.
Miss Elizabeth Price, mistress.

Troedrhiwgwair (board) (mixed), built in 1878, for 203 children; average attendance, 140.
Miss A. Lewis, mistress.

New Tredegar (board) (mixed & infants), for 425 children; average attendance, 281 boys & girls & 200 infants.
John Henry Phillips, master; Miss Rachael Powell, mistress.

Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar (board) (mixed), built in 1895, for 365 children; average attendance, 130 boys & girls & 90 infants.
Evan John Morgan, master; Miss Sarah Ann Jones, infants' mistress.

Catholic (mixed), Earl street, built in 1876, for 460 children; average attendance, 260.
Mrs. Margaret Foster, mistress.


RAILWAY STATIONS.

Tredegar, Jesse Thomas, station master, L. & N. W. Ry.
Sirhowy, John T. White, station master, L. & N. W. Ry.
Nantybwch, Robert O'Connor, station master, L. & N. W. Ry.
New Tredegar, Edwin Brain, station master, Brecon & Merthyr Railway.

Railway Carriers.

London & North Western Railway Co. to London & all parts, via Nantybwch & to Newport


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