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Dinas Powis Church in Wales Primary School

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NPRN800795
Map ReferenceST17SW
Grid ReferenceST1467271113
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityDinas Powys
Type Of SiteSCHOOL
Period20th Century
Description

Dinas Powys Church in Wales Primary School was built 1969-71 to the designs of Alex Gordon & Partners. Contractors were John Morgan (Builders) Ltd. of Cardiff. Single-storey low profile design with brick foundations and heavily fenestrated through curtain walling to maximise sunlight into the classrooms. The school could originally accommodate 280 pupils. Build cost around £70,000.

M. Powel, RCAHMW. July 2024.

Source: 19th Annual Report of the County Architect for the Financial Year Ended 31st March 1970 (Glamorgan County Council), pp.11-15; 'Dinas Powis Church In Wales 1970s Primary School Postcard', Postcard Finder