Figure 1.--This photograph shows the boys at the Boston Grammar School in 1947. The school had a blazer, but the boys did not have to wear it. Another option was long or short trousers, even for the younger boys. Except for ties, the uniform does not look greatly different than in the 1930s before World War II. |
Boys at the school dressed up, but uniform standards appear rather relaxed. We are not sure if this reflected the school's attitude toward the uniform or a reflection of the still difficult economic conditions in post-World War II Britain. HBC notes that boys at the school in 1947 were wearing open collars without ties. Only a few daperly dressed boys wear ties. We have noted this at many British schools in the 1940s. Some boys wore a blazer, but most boys wore suit jackets. I'm not sure about the color of the blazer, but it had piping. Some boys wore short trousers, but they were not required, even for junior boys. There did not seem to be a required type of kneesock.
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