Figure 1.--This photograph appeared in the 'Oldham Chronicle' during the 950s. We have not yey been able to determine which Oldham school it was. We thhought it was probably a prep school or grammar chool, meaning a selective secondary school. The boys look to be about 11-13 years old. We are also unsure who the man is, but would guess a popular local sports figure. Notice the destinctive blazer badges and cap with concentric circles. There seems to be more than one school involved here as some of the badges look different, but only one shows up clearly. It would have been clearer if this was a color photograph because some of the blazers would have been different colors.

We are not sure which school this is. We know it was located in Oldham, a town in the Greater Manchester area. This is because the photograph appeared in the Oldham Chronicle, we think in the 1950s. The boys look to be about 11-13 years old. They wear blazers with flannel short and long oants. The school cap is done with concentric circles. The uniform coat is a dark duffle coat. It is definitedly not a primary school. Our guess it is either a grammar school or preparatory school which narrows down the number of schools. Our best guess is that it is Oldham Hulme Grammar School, but the destinctive badge which can be seen in the photograph has two owls. That is not correct for Oldham Hulme Grammar. Two possibilities are Farrowdale House Preparatory School, Shaw and Firwood Manor Preparatory School, Chadderton. It is also possible that the school pictured here in the 50s has since closed, quite a few prpatory schools closed in the 1970s. .

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