Hertford uniform

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:12 pm

WildOne wrote:As we had no clothing of our own, there is no single uniform that would have been suitable for every waking hour.

As the song says, "It's different for girls".

We had coats, shirts, bands, breeches, pants, socks and shoes. That WAS deemed suitable for every waking hour (apart from sports, of course).

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:17 pm

...... plus vests AND in winter a blue pullover. (Jonathan - very cold last week end - told me that no pulloever is worn under the Housey coat any more. Is this right?)

ALL our clothes were issued free including games clothes, CCF uniform and boots, Housey shoes, pyjamas etc. Can't remember about rugger boots and gym shoes though ......

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:23 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:...... plus vests AND in winter a blue pullover. (Jonathan - very cold last week end - told me that no pulloever is worn under the Housey coat any more. Is this right?)

ALL our clothes were issued free including games clothes, CCF uniform and boots, Housey shoes, pyjamas etc. Can't remember about rugger boots and gym shoes though ......

Vests? VESTS?

Of course, we had it tough!

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:32 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote:...... plus vests AND in winter a blue pullover. (Jonathan - very cold last week end - told me that no pulloever is worn under the Housey coat any more. Is this right?)

ALL our clothes were issued free including games clothes, CCF uniform and boots, Housey shoes, pyjamas etc. Can't remember about rugger boots and gym shoes though ......
Vests? VESTS?

Of course, we had it tough!

Yes - Ceruliaeque vestis - it's all in the Votum (even if here mis-spelled)

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:46 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:...... plus vests AND in winter a blue pullover. (Jonathan - very cold last week end - told me that no pulloever is worn under the Housey coat any more. Is this right?)

I think you`ll find that most wear something, either under their shirt, or a dark coloured jumper over the shirt (as long as it can`t be seen!).
But the bright array of coloured tops in Big School during exams is interesting, - officially, pupils could be refused entry to exams for not wearing the correct uniform, I believe.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:47 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:Having read all of the above, I am speechless - and very foggy about the exact nature of "linings". Until I read Mary's posting, I had altogether mistakenly supposed they were quite something else .....

Makes twice a week Housey issue vests and underpants seem altogether civilised.

Linings were just white briefs, not unpleasant, worn as a lining for the navy blue 'blues'.

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:50 pm

rather like an onion .....?

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:10 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:rather like an onion .....?

Strange place to wear an onion! I thought the neck was more traditional.

Je vais chercher mon manteau......

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:51 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote:rather like an onion .....?
Strange place to wear an onion! I thought the neck was more traditional.

the NECK!!!!

Now I really am confused. (Mary, you didn't really have to wear briefs around your neck, did you?)

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:19 pm

Onions, bicycles, neck......

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:38 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:ALL our clothes were issued free including games clothes, CCF uniform and boots, Housey shoes, pyjamas etc. Can't remember about rugger boots and gym shoes though ......

Almost all ours were issued free, but it was an interesting eclectic list mainly footwear that we had to bring. I will undoubtedly leave something out, so please come in and correct me!
We supplied suspender belts, swimming costumes, indoor shoes, hockey boots, plimsolls for games (but not gym shoes - kept in lockers in the gym?) slippers and Girl Guide uniform - but that was an optional activity.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:54 pm

I can't think of anything else. I am sure we had to take gym shoes too, or did we have bare feet?

We also had to supply our own tennis raquets and hockey sticks.

Suspender belts were a strange one, we wore stockings in winter long after the rest of the world had abandoned them.

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:19 am

DavebytheSea wrote:ALL our clothes were issued free including games clothes, CCF uniform and boots, Housey shoes, pyjamas etc. Can't remember about rugger boots and gym shoes though ......

By 1965 not everything was supplied by the School. I remember going to John Lewis in Oxford Street where my mother had to buy all our games kit from.

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:45 am

AKAP wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote:ALL our clothes were issued free including games clothes, CCF uniform and boots, Housey shoes, pyjamas etc. Can't remember about rugger boots and gym shoes though ......
By 1965 not everything was supplied by the School. I remember going to John Lewis in Oxford Street where my mother had to buy all our games kit from.

Snap!

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:54 am

Likewise for me - sports stuff had to come from John Lewis (well, shirts, shorts and socks, anyway). I remember my mother having to send away for this stuff, as we lived in Somerset.

I think the 'Thrift Shop' at C.H. also did quite a bit of business at the time.

Sportswear is now supplied by a shop in Horsham, I think.