* Scottish boys clothes -- Milton Street school







Individual Scottish Schools: Milton Street School


Figure 1.--The Milton Street School was located in Dumbiedykes, Dumbiedykes was a residential area in the center of Edinburgh. From the looks of the children in a 1895 class portrait it seems to have been a working-class neighborhood. All the children are barefoot. The boys wear suits with a variety of different jackets. They all wear knee pants, except for one boy wearing long pants and another wearing bloomer knickers. Notice that none of the children wear kilts.

The Milton Street School was located in Dumbiedykes, Notice the stone construction that was used for most Scottish schools. The name was derived from the location and was not named in any one's honor. Using the street as a name was common in Britain. (Unlike American streets, British streets often only run for a few blocks. Dumbiedykes was a residential area in the center of Edinburgh. From the looks of the children in a 1895 class portrait it seems to have been a working-class neighborhood. All the children are barefoot. The boys wear suits with a variety of different jackets. They all wear knee pants, except for one boy wearing long pants and another wearing bloomer knickers. Notice that none of the children wear kilts.






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