{"id":344,"date":"2020-01-28T22:40:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T22:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melingriffith.co.uk\/?p=344"},"modified":"2021-11-23T22:08:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:08:28","slug":"1920-1939-the-early-t-j-powell-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melingriffith.co.uk\/en\/1920-1939-the-early-t-j-powell-years\/","title":{"rendered":"1920 \u2013 1939 The Early T J Powell Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr. Thomas James Powell was appointed conductor in 1920, heralding a new era for the Band. T.J., as he became affectionately known throughout the brass band world, was a former Salvation Army player from Tredegar who had graduated as a Bandmaster in the Royal Marines, serving at H.M.S. Nelson in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

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Melingriffith Volunteer and Cadet Corps Band, with T.J. Powell, 1928<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

T.J. Powell's wealth of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm were an inspiration to the bandsmen, who responded well to his coaching. The band entered contests organised by the South Wales and Monmouthshire Brass Band Association and, under his guidance, rose from Class 'C' to Class 'A' (Championship) status in 1932.<\/p>\n

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At Fairford Carnival, Gloucestershire, after winning first prize in the Class \u2018A\u2019 Open Section. 12th July, 1930<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The band's headquarters until the mid 1930s was a tiny hall at the end of Velindre Road, just above the Melingriffith Works. It was condemned in 1937 and the band moved to larger premises, a converted former stable and piggery, on Company land between the River Taff and the Glamorganshire Canal.<\/p>\n

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Whitchurch, circa 1940, showing Melingriffith Works (purple), New Houses, a row of workers' cottages where the band rehearsed during the 1850s (green), Velindre Road, where T.J. Powell lived at number 81 (blue) and Whitchurch Hospital (red).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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To learn more about the history and the modern Melingriffith Brass Band, feel free to take a look at our history and learn more about us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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