Figure 1.--This photograph shows the boys at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School in a mecanical drawing class during the late 1950s. They wore blue blazers, ties, grey shorts, lneesocks with bands in the school colrs, and black shoes.
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Figure 1.--This photograph shows the boys at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School in a mecanical drawing class during the late 1950s. They wore blue blazers, ties, grey shorts, lneesocks with bands in the school colrs, and black shoes. |
We have some basic information on the school uniform.
We have little information about the clothing worn by boys in the early phase of the school's history.
The 1860s prospectus has a clothing list. The school in 1860-61 suggested that the puupils bring the following itemns and advised agianst sending additional clothes. The list included: two or three sets of clothes, one great copat, eight day shirts, four night shirts, four night caops (if worn), six pairs of stockings or socks, nine pocket handkerchiefs, three pairs of drawers, three under flannel waistcoats (if worn), one cap (for playground), three paits of shoes or boots, one pair of slippers (black leather), one comb and brush, one comb bag, and six towels. One smalln carpet bag to containn what is required on the night of arrival. The school advised, "It is particularly requested that each article be destinctly marked, and at full length."
The uniform in the 1950s consisted of a dark blue blazer, lught grey shirt, dark blue tie with royal blue stripes, dark grey shorts, dark grey kneesocks with blue bands in the turn-over top, and black shoes. Presumabably the boys wore caps, but many schools discarded them in the 1950s or early 60s. . A HBC reader tells us that he attended the Lancaster Royal Grammar in the 1970s. He reports that the school is still going strong and the uniform exactly the same except long grey trousers and black ankle socks are now the standard.
Related Chronolgy Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[The 1880s]
[The 1930s]
[The 1940s]
[The 1950s]
[The 1960s]
[The 1970s]
[The 1980s]
Related Style Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[Long pants suits]
[Short pants suits]
[Socks]
[Eton suits]
[Jacket and trousers]
[Blazer]
[School sandals]
