Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones, Amlwch, is the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Wales, probably in the UK. It was built as a result of the 1944 Education Act that brought in free secondary education for all to the age of 18. #ModernistMonday 1/4 
@RC_Archive @RCAHMWales @C20Cymru @C20Society @YsgolWales @AngleseyHist @Y_S_T_J @northwalescom @pplscollection @RuralModernism The school was designed by County Architect N. Squire Johnson, with construction starting in 1948. The foundation stone was laid by the Secretary of State for Education, D R Hardyman; the school opened officially in 1950 and building work was completed in 1952. 2/4
@RC_Archive @RCAHMWales @C20Cymru @C20Society @YsgolWales @AngleseyHist @Y_S_T_J @northwalescom @pplscollection @RuralModernism The central tower, with its clock, references the contemporary design of post-war civic buildings as well as the long history of Amlwch’s place in the copper industry, mirroring the Cornish winding houses of nearby Parys Mountain. 3/4
The school was designed and built to an exceptionally high standard, with the architecture giving expression to the high ideals of post-war optimism in new standards of education. As such is it Grade II* listed by Cadw as “an excellent essay in architecture for education”. 4/4
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