CARDIFF: THE BUILDING OF A CAPITAL/FRONTPAGE

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SCHOOL

This photograph shows Radnor Road Board School, in 1903.

Schools were very different 100 years ago.

This photo and some plans of the school can help us find out about schools then.

Look closely and see what you can find.

Tasks

How many entrances to the school can you find [in the picture]?

Why do you think there are this many?

A plan of the position of Radnor Road School playgrounds

Look at this plan. It shows [two] different buildings on the school grounds.

3.	Can you see what the different buildings are?
4.	Does knowing what the buildings are help you to work out why there are so many entrances to the school?

A plan of playgrounds at Radnor Road School

Here is another plan of the school. It shows the playground.

5.	What do you notice about the playground?
6.	Is this the same as your playground at school?
7.	Why do you think the children were separated?
8.	Can you find the wood store?
9.	Why do you think it was necessary to store wood?

Plan of first floor of Radnor Road Boys school

Look at this plan of the boys school

10.

How many fireplaces are there?

11.

If you look back to the photograph at the beginning of this section, can you work out why the building has so many windows?

12.

What do you think the class rooms would be like in winter?

How different is Radnor Road Board School to your school?

Make a list of the similarities and differences.

Would you have liked going to this school in 1890?