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English school uniform: individual schools -- St. Pancras N.
Individual English Schools--- St.Mary's Infant School
Figure 1.--This is the St. Mary's Infant School in Stoke. Looking at the children here, it looks like a Kindergarten with children about 5 years old. The portrait is undated, but the teachers baloon sleeves suggest the portrait was taken about 1895. As with many schools for younger children, it was coeducational. Note that it is Class II meaning that there was a younger class. Many boys wear sailor suits or other suits. Two boys and one girl look to be weating pinafores. The girls wear dresses, some wear lace collars.
This is the St. Mary's Infant School in Stoke. We think that maeans Stoke-on-Trent, a city in the industrail Midlands. The religious names means that it is probably a Church of England (COE) School, but it could be a Catholic school. The portrait is undated, but the teachers baloon sleeves suggest the portrait was taken about 1895. It is a large-sized cabinet card (15.5x20.5 cm). It is not a classic style, but a card with red ruling. We are not sure what infant school meant at the time. It late came to mean a primary school. Looking at the children here, it looks like a Kindergarten with children about 5 years old. As with many schools for younger children, it was coeducational. Note that it is Class II meaning that there was a younger class. Many boys wear sailor suits or other suits. Two boys and one girl look to be weating pinafores. The girls wear dresses, some wear lace collars.
