Posted on 01/18/2022 2:49:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
The 120-year-old crocodile is now on display at the school
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A 120-year-old crocodile has been put on display at a Rhondda primary school after being discovered underneath the floorboards of a classroom.
Pupils at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bodringallt, in Ystrad, arrived at school on Wednesday to see the giant saltwater crocodile, which was discovered by workmen in June 2019 when work was being conducted to make improvements at the school.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has since worked with Pure Conservation, a Welsh company with expertise in conservation for heritage collections, to help safely restore the crocodile.
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There was no information accompanying the workmen’s finding, but a story about a crocodile being associated with the school has been told across many generations.
The tale describes a local person who served in the First World War bringing back the body of a crocodile as a souvenir for the school.
It's thought that the crocodile was then put on display, and was hidden beneath the floorboards to protect it during later times of conflict. An inspection of the crocodile’s bones by Pure Conservation dates it back to before the 1900s.
Pure Conservation carried out its work from September 2019 to December 2021, thanks to the dedicated work of conservator Doctor Victoria Purewal and artist Annette Marie Townsend, who specialises in Natural History.
The crocodile had suffered significant damage having been left unprotected for potentially 100 years.
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My Welsh isn’t that good. But I do know a few words. Plus I have a Welsh/English dictionary.
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I had to look it up.
I never met my Welsh ancestors.
I’ve been to Wales twice. Mae rhai o’r affalau yn goch.
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