Figure 1.--This is part of the 1957 Cowbridge Grammar School first year class portrait. The boys wear basically the same uniform worn in 1954, although some of the junior boys have begun to wear long trousers. The kneesocks are also slightly different. |
A 1957 portrait shows the uniform. It looks little changed from 1957. The one difference we note is that some of the junior boys have begun to wear long trousers. Curiously it seems like a hot day, but even so a few junior boys have come to school in long trousers. I'm not sure what the school rule was. It seem likely that there ws a school rule as so many boys wear short trousers. Also the kneesocks have changed from the ealier 1954 style. Rather than a solid colored top cuff, the kneesocks in 1957 had two colored bands. The old fashioned patterened top kneesocks seen in 1954 are no longer worn. The portrait we have, unlike the 1954 full school portrait, looks to be a class portrait. It looks to be the first year boys. It looks to be a slightly more inforal portrait. All the boys wear their blazers, which do not have a badge on the breat pocket. We still do not know the color of the blazer. Many boys, however, do not wear their ties. It looks to have been a warm summer term day. One boy even does not wear kneesocks and has come to school in sandals. Even so one boy wears a jumper (sweater) with trim in the school colors.
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