Figure 1.--Most all of the junior boys in 1950 wear the school blazer, but only a few of the senior boys have them. Most boys wear ties, but we note a few with open collared shirts. Many of the junior boys wear short trousers with grey kneesocks. |
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Almost all of the junior boys in 1950 wear the school blazer, but only a few of the senior boys have them. The girls wear gym frocks which was a seasonal uniform, but may have been adopted year round. Unlike some schools, few girls seem to wear the blazer. By the mid 1950s modt of the boys are wearing the blazer, but it does not appear to have been required for the senior boys. The younger boys seem to almostv all wear short trousers with grey kneesocks. I'm not sure what the actual school uniform regulation was. The school color in the 1930s was blue, but we notice green uniform items in the 1950s.
Most all of the junior boys in 1950 wear the school blazer, but only a few of the senior boys have them. I'm not sure why that was. We are not sure why that was. Perhaps the blazers were hard to obtain. Perhaps the boys didn't like them. Parents may have insisted that the younger boys wear them. It was considered an important accomplishment for a child to have done well and earned a place in a grammar school. As far as we can tell, the school did not require the blazer be worn, even for the junioir boys. Most boys wear ties, but we note a few with open collared shirts. Many of the junior boys wear short trousers. It does not seem to be all the junior boys. This suggests that it may not have been a school rule. The boys in shorts wear grey kneesocks. Only a few seem to have the colored stripes. The girls wear gym frocks with ties which was a seasonal uniform, but may have been adopted year round. Unlike some schools, few girls seem to wear the blazer. The girls wear short white socks with a variety of shoes.
We note that by 1957 many more boys are wearing the school blazer. It still does not, however, seem to have been required. d 1950s modt of the boys are wearing the blazer, but it does not appear to have been required for the senior boys. Many of the younger boys still wear short trousers with grey kneesocks. I'm not sure what the actual school uniform regulation was. Shorts do not look to have been required because even some of the younger boys wear longs. The younger girls wear gym frocks with ties. The older girls wear a different uniform, altough I am not sure what it was. Perhaps ot was a cardigan and blouse.
The school color in the 1930s was blue, but we notice green uniform items in the 1950s.
Notice that most of the boys at Farnworth in the 1950s are not weaeing the school blazer. Clearly the school was not requiring them. We are not sure precisely why. One reader suggests tat it was probably because of the post-World war II shortages that pklgued Britain into the 1950s.
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