This is a picture of my Auntie (Cis) Mrs W O Davies. She was asked to form the Bream Male Voice Choir in 1948 and was a music teacher giving lessons in schools in the Forest of Dean. I’m not sure of the date of the photo but would guess at the late 1940’s or early 1950’s.
As a child I remember visiting her and my uncle Dave in Bream. I think the picture was taken in their front room.
The trophies are from the Bristol Eisteddfod.Trevor Davies
Bream Male Voice Choir was formed after conductor Albert Phipps left Whitecroft Male Voice choir in 1948. Some former members of Whitecroft Male Voice Choir asked Mrs ‘Cis’ Davies (above) if she would help them form a new choir – Bream Male Voice Choir.
Row 4: 1 Harold Miles, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Robert Hirst, 9 Roy Morgan, 10 Will Evans,
Row 3: 1,2 Ingomar Morgan, 3,4 Les Brown,5, 6 Don Adams ,7 Len Preest, 8, 9,10,11 Len Miles,12,13,14
Row 2: (seated) 1, 2 Harvey Jenkins, 3, 4 Mrs ‘Cis’ Davies, 5 Newton Adams, 6,7,8.
Row 1: (the front row) 1 Arthur Preest 2 Harry Preest 3, 4 Charlie Williams.
David Adams added (Sept 2010): “… Don Adams son of Edgar Adams the founder/conductor of Whitecroft Male Voice Choir”.
Thanks also to Jeffrey Miles, Yvonne HIll, Gaynor Lilwall, David Adams, Sarah Hirst, Angela Teague, Glyn Teague and Trayci Adams.
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