Figure 1.--Here we see a CDV portrait of an unidentified schoolboy. The portrait was taken by M Auty in Tynemouth. Althought the portrait is unidentified, since it was taken at Tynemouth, we believe he was a student at Tynemouth School, now called the King's School. Many public schools at the time had Eton suit uniforns, but with small differences. Notice the polkadot cross tie. Click on the image to see a portrait that we believe is the same boy before he was breeched.

The King's School at Tynemouth was founded in 1860 as a new public school. Quite a few public schools were founded in the late-19th century to help meet the needs of the expanding British Empire. The school was originally founded in Jarrow (1860), but moved to its present site in Tynemouth (1865). The school originally was created to provide private education for local boys and was called as Tynemouth School. The current name is much more recent. The name was changed to The King's School (1960s). (As three Kings are involved, apparently the Board of Directors did not consult the faculty which would have pointed out that the apostrophe should come adter the "s" in kings.) The new school name is in reference to the three ancient kings buried at Tynemouth Priory. The headmaster's house, still survives as Tynemouth House, which continues to be used for conferences and teaching. We do not know much about uniforms at the school, but we note boys wearing Eton suits in the late-19th century. Many public schools in the late-19th century adopted Eton suits as a uniform, although there were small differences. Note the polkadot cross tie here (figure 1). The one constant was, however, the gleaming white, stiff Eton collar. The school is now a co-educational, independent day school in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear. We thought that it could be described as being located in the suburbs of Newcastles because there is a commuter rail link with that city. And many where many of the students live there. A reader tells us, "Tynemouth is in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, which is separate to the city of Newcastle some 12 miles to the west. Consequently, Tynemouth is not part of the suburbs of Newcastle. The school has a wide catchment area and some pupils do attend the school from various places on Tyneside. Many years ago I had a friend who was a server at the church I attended who went to Kings. He like me lived at South Shields on the southbank of the River Tyne." There are now more than 800 pupils aged between 4 and 18 years of age. The school has a Christian foundation as the largest member of the Woodard Corporation, but accepts pupils of any religious background.

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