Figure 1.--Many private school children used to start a bew term by traveling to school by rail. This photograph was probably taken in the 1950s. Today most children are brought to school in the family car. |
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Most private schools wanted to put their best face forward and had definite rules on how the boys should be dressed in public when coming to school. This they required the boys to come to school in their blazers with their ties properly tied. State primary schools, even those with uniforms, often did not have blazers. Many other schools did have blazers. At some schools boys would come to schools in their blazers, but just wear their jumpers while in class or shirts in the warm weaher. Most schools required the boys to dress up in their blazers when taking school trips or when traveling at the beginning and end of term. Traveling to school for boarders has changed considerably. Many boarders throught the 1950s came to school by train. Parents by the 1960s were more commonly bringing their children to school by the family car. Caps were also required although by the 1980s they had been dropped at many schools.
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