I spotted this school earlier this year whilst travelling back through Wales following a work trip. It's located in a very prominent location when travelling past Carmarthen and looked very derelict, but it had a lovely old Victorian-era building at the front and I'm a real sucker for them in any condition so on the map it went - fast forward a few months and I managed to get it done.
There really isn't a lot of information online about the original Johnstown Primary School, but like many smaller schools in Wales it appears to have outgrown it's ageing site and relocated to a new school elsewhere, keeping the same name. At some point after closure, Carmarthenshire Council used the rear buildings as their Highways Agency headquarters, but again when this closed and relocated I have no idea. The site is a weird mix of three different architectural styles, the original old part on the front, whilst behind it there is a mix of 1960s/70s prefab and brick structures and the peculiar sight of a 1940s building which is almost exactly like those found on RAF bases across the country.
The site has obviously been empty a long while and has, for the most part at least, had the absolute shit kicked out of it (literally), although the older buildings have suffered slightly less in the way of damage over the years. Despite the mess I always love exploring schools, especially older ones, and it was actually better inside than I imagined it would be from the road.
Thanks for looking
There really isn't a lot of information online about the original Johnstown Primary School, but like many smaller schools in Wales it appears to have outgrown it's ageing site and relocated to a new school elsewhere, keeping the same name. At some point after closure, Carmarthenshire Council used the rear buildings as their Highways Agency headquarters, but again when this closed and relocated I have no idea. The site is a weird mix of three different architectural styles, the original old part on the front, whilst behind it there is a mix of 1960s/70s prefab and brick structures and the peculiar sight of a 1940s building which is almost exactly like those found on RAF bases across the country.
The site has obviously been empty a long while and has, for the most part at least, had the absolute shit kicked out of it (literally), although the older buildings have suffered slightly less in the way of damage over the years. Despite the mess I always love exploring schools, especially older ones, and it was actually better inside than I imagined it would be from the road.
Thanks for looking
