Figure 1.--This photograph was taken in 1965, reportedly at Wellington Grammar School. The boys wear black suit jackets with black or grey trousers and shorts.
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Figure 1.--This photograph was taken in 1965, reportedly at Wellington Grammar School. The boys wear black suit jackets with black or grey trousers and shorts. |
A HBC reader has submitted photographs from his school, Wellinton Grammar School. The school was of course named after the famed general. We have no information on the school at this time. We do know that it was operating in the 1930s. An Old Boy from the school has placed the Worls War II Roll of Honor on the internet. The school should not be confused with the public school, Welington School. The available photographs submitted are from the 1960s. The boys wore a uniform of dark suits and could choose either long or short trousers.
A HBC reader has submitted photographs from his school, Wellinton Grammar School. HBC at this time has little information about the school. It was of course named after the famed general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. We have little additional information on the school. We do know that it was operating in the 1930s. An Old Boy from the school has placed the Worls War II Roll of Honor on the internet. The school should not be confused with the public school, Welington School. The available photographs submitted are from the 1960s.
Figure 2.--Some of the junior boys wore short trousers, but it was apparently not required. It was an option decided by the boys' parents. |
It is not clear if the boys at the school in 1965 wore caps. Although declining, caps were still worn by junior boys at many grammar schools. The boys wore a uniform of dark suits with white shirts and ties. From the photographs it looks like they are wearing black suits. Some boys wear "V"-neck sweaters with colored trim. Some of the boys appear to be wearing grey trousers. The boys wearing shorts are also wearing grey shorts. They also wear grey kneesocks with two colored bands. I'm not sure what the color was. All the boys wear black leather shoes.
Boys begin grammar school at age 11-12 years. The yonger boys here look older than 11-12, they look like they might be 12-13 years old, which suggests that this might be a public school rather than a grammar school. We are attempting to clear up this discrepancy.
Figure 3.--The junior boys shown here look older than boys at a grammar school. HBC is trying to address this discrepany. |
HBC does not have information on the rules at uniform the school.The boys could choose either long or short trousers. There appears to have been no requirement that junior boys wear shorts as was the case at some English schools at the time. The seating pattern suggests that only the first year boys wore shorts. Presumably this was more their parent's choice than their choice.
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