Figure 1.--This was Troop C of the King Edward VII School in Sheffield during 1954-55. Note how well turned out the boys of this grammar school were. Many troops did not give the same attention to wearing the uniform.
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Figure 1.--This was Troop C of the King Edward VII School in Sheffield during 1954-55. Note how well turned out the boys of this grammar school were. Many troops did not give the same attention to wearing the uniform. |
The King Edward VII School at Sheffield like many English secondary schools began as a private school. In fact until after World War I there were no free state secondary schools in Britain. The King Edward VII school was founded in 1905 when Wesley College and Sheffield Royal Grammar School were combined. Fees were abolished in 1945 with the comong of Labour Governments in Britain. The school operated as boys' grammar (academically selective secondary) school for many years and is now a comprehensive. We have no information about the school uniform at this time. While the School operated as a grammar school, Scouting
was a popular activity.
The King Edward VII School at Sheffield like many English secondary schools began as a private school. In fact until after World War I there were no free state secondary schools in Britain. The King Edward VII school was founded in 1905 when Wesley College and Sheffield Royal Grammar School were combined. The monarch at the time was Edward VII, Queen Victoria's son. I do not know if there was any actual connection with King Edward other than the naming of the school after him. The new school took over and altered Wesley College's buildings which were constructed un the early 19th century. The main building is now known as the Upper School. Fees were abolished in 1945 with the comong of Labour Governments in Britain. The school operated as boys' grammar (academically selective secondary) school for many years. I am not site when the school becme a comprehensive. The Crosspool Secondary School in 1969 amalgamated with King Edward VII School in 1969. The Crosspool building is now used as the Lower School. King Edward VII now operates as a large mixed comprehensive, taking students from Year 7 (about 11 years old) to Year 13 A-levels and/or GNVQs (about 18 years old).
We have no information about the school uniform at this time.
While the School operated as a grammar school, Scouting was a popular activity. One of the organizations which sponsored Scout troops in England were schools. The image here shows "C Troop" in 1954-55. The Scouts are especially neatly turned out. Grammar schools were embued with the English public (exclusive private) school ethos and often gave considerable attention to the school uniform. This obviously carried over into the school Scout troop.
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