Figure 1.--Thanks to the photographer's board, we know that this is the Sefton Park School primary school. We wondeered who Sefton was, but apparently it wasa Celtic work meaning marshy area--a place name adooted by the schools. The only problem with that is that there were two such schools. One in Bistol and one in Liverpool. We hade no idea which one this was, but a reader tells us that it was the Bristol school. It was a substantial school because there seem to at least two classess for each standard (grade). We at first thought that it was a girls' school because the first portait we found was an all girls' class. But then we found an all boy's class taken at the same time. The teacher is at the left, the principal is at the right. Click on the image to see the girls class.

Thanks to the photographer's board, we know that this is the Sefton Park School primary school. We wondered who Sefton was, but apparently it was a Celtuc work meaning marshy area--a place name adooted by the school. The only problem with that is that there were two such schools, one in Bistol and one in Liverpool. We hade no idea which one this was, there was no way to tell. A reader whose grandfather attended the school at about the same time assures us that it was the Bristol School. The school portrai shows a substantial school because there seem to at least two classes for each standard (grade level). We at first thought that it was a girls' school because the first portait we found was an all girls' class. But then we found an all boy's class taken at the same time. So apparerntly this was a coed school with separate boys' and girls' classes. The portrait is undated, but looks to have been taken about 1930. The clothes look fairly modern, but the high-top shoes the boys wear suggest the late-1920s or early-30s. Our reader has attached another potrait of an older form, we think standard 5 taken at about the same time which confirms our dating. He writes, "I'm attaching my photo so you can compare it with the one on your site. My Grandfather was born in 1919 and is about 10 or 11 in the photo so it’s taken in approximately 1929-1930. I think your photo might be a few years after." 【Newton】 There was no uniform, but several of the girls wear school uniforn items including the gym frock. Almost all of the boys wear suits with short pants and knee socks. That was not required, just how boys dressed at the time. But it is notable that boys commonly dressed up for school. Notice that even the boys without suit jackets are wearing ties. We see both single- and double-breasted jackets, but no blazers. The single-breasted jackets seem the most common. Note that at the time, even the younger boys had male teachers.

Sources

Newton, Tim. E-mail communication (November 21, 2024).

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