Figure 1.--Here is the Archbishop Abbots football (soccer) team during 1908-09. The school is the building on the left. The A.A.S. on the football of course means that they are Archbishop Abbot School football team during 1908-09. The boys wear the school uniform of cap, blazer, short trousers, and turn-over-top kneesocks. |
Archbishop Abbots School at Guildford in Surrey was I think a prep school at Guildford in Surrey. The School was established in 1855 and closed in 1933. The school building dates from 1629 and still exists in Guildford town, now in use as a clothing store. At one time it was in use as a workhouse. The school uniform consited of a school cap with the school chield, a blazer with piping (I'm not sure about the color), short trousers, and kneesocks. Here is the football (soccer) team of Archbishop Abbots School at Guildford in Surrey during 1908-09. The school is the building on the left. The A.A.S. on the football of course means that they are Archbishop Abbot School football team during 1908-09. The photographer was W Bradden of North Street (the same street where the school was located). There is a sad aspect to the image here. A number of these boys almost certinly died in the trenches during World War I.
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Related Style Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[Long pants suits]
[Short pants suits]
[Socks]
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[Jacket and trousers]
[Blazer]
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