Maestir School
Original location Maestir, Lampeter, Ceridigion (Cardiganshire)
Built 1880
Furnished 1890s
Dismantled and moved to St Fagans 1981
Opened to the public 1984
The school is built of shale stone from the local quarries and its roof is made of slates from North Wales. At the entrance is a lobby where the children lined up to enter the one and only classroom. There are high windows so the children could only see the sky when they were sitting at their desks.
The school was built by Sir Charles Harford for the children of farmworkers on the Falcondale Estate to provide them with a basic education. There were less than 40 children in the school, aged from 5 to 14 years. Their headteacher was Miss Rachel Ann Thomas and she worked there from 1894 to 1905. Miss Thomas was assisted by a 'pupil teacher' who was usually one of the older girls who herself wanted to be a teacher.
Due to falling attendances the school closed in 1916.
St Fagans National Museum of History
Maestir School
Original location Maestir, Lampeter, Ceridigion (Cardiganshire)
Built 1880
Furnished 1890s
Dismantled and moved to St Fagans 1981
Opened to the public 1984
The school is built of shale stone from the local quarries and its roof is made of slates from North Wales. At the entrance is a lobby where the children lined up to enter the one and only classroom. There are high windows so the children could only see the sky when they were sitting at their desks.
The school was built by Sir Charles Harford for the children of farmworkers on the Falcondale Estate to provide them with a basic education. There were less than 40 children in the school, aged from 5 to 14 years. Their headteacher was Miss Rachel Ann Thomas and she worked there from 1894 to 1905. Miss Thomas was assisted by a 'pupil teacher' who was usually one of the older girls who herself wanted to be a teacher.
Due to falling attendances the school closed in 1916.
St Fagans National Museum of History