Figure 1.--All the boys at the school in 1961 seem to be wearing the school blazer. We suspect that the school may have begun requiring it. Earlier portraits from the school during the 1950s suggest that the blazer was not required, although by the lste 50s was widely worn. Virtually all the junior boys were wearing short trousers in 1961. This also suggests that the regulations were changed |
All the boys at the school in 1961 seem to be wearing the school blazer. We suspect that the school may have begun requiring it. Earlier portraits from the school during the 1950s suggest that the blazer was not required, although by the lste 50s was widely worn. All the junior boys were wearing short trousers in 1961. This also suggests that the regulations were changed requiring the first or even second years boys wear them. We note two boys in long trousers in the front row. Perhaps they are out of place or perhaps the school had an age rule. Earlier many juniot boys wore short trousers, but not all of them. This suggests that the boys wearing shjorts earlier did so because their parents decided on them rather than the school insisting. I am not sure if caps were still required. Caps by this time had becone unpopular with the boys at most secondary schools. The girls look to be wrearing the same uniform worn in the 1950s. One old boy writes, "I had a quick look at the '61 panorama. They were still neat and tidy at that stage. I wonder when the rot set in?"
Related Chronolgy Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[The 1880s]
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[The 1940s]
[The 1950s]
[The 1960s]
[The 1970s]
[The 1980s]
Related Style Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[Long pants suits]
[Short pants suits]
[Socks]
[Eton suits]
[Jacket and trousers]
[Blazer]
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