For a lot of us, school days are remembered with affection. From forming lifelong friendships to keeping up with the latest fashion trends, school was the most exciting part of our young lives even if it didn't always seem that way at the time. When we walk through their doors for the last time, for most of us, it's an opportunity we'll never have again.
But not for photographer Tim Morris, who got to visit his former school, Dyffryn Lower Comprehensive School in Port Talbot, almost half a century later. Dyffryn Comprehensive School, which was officially opened in 1966, was situated on two sites. Year 7 and Year 8 pupils were taught at the Lower School, which was located on Talcennau Road in the town, while Year 9, 10 and 11 pupils attended the Upper School on Bertha Road in Margam.
READ MORE: 25 nostalgic pictures of life in Wales in the 1990s that feel like they were taken yesterday LATEST: 60 photos which show what life was like in Wales 20 years ago Eventually, both schools were closed to make way for a bigger school - Ysgol Cwm Brombil, which is now home to children from the ages of three to 16. In 2019, the former Upper School buildings were demolished, and in the same year, the Lower School building was deemed as "surplus" to the operational requirements of the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Directorate. Now, the former school on Talcennau Road is facing a new chapter in its life.
In May of last year, Neath Port Talbot Council's planning committee approved pl.