HistoryPoints News

May 12, 2022

Pupil punishes teacher in Dinorwig


A teacher at the British School in Dinorwig got more than he bargained for when he took part in a snowball fight between boys from two villages. A past pupil recalled in 1918 that the teacher had started to beat him as punishment for another boy's foul ...

play, but he soon realised that his strength was superior - and gave the teacher a drubbing. The old school, on a hillside near Llanberis, is now home to Lodge Dinorwig café and hostel. To read more about the school and see old photos of it, use your smartphone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes by the entrance. Or click here