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DIZZI

DIZZI Report 5 Mar 2013 21:17

SCHOOL DAZE




NAVY BLUE KNICKERS

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

LollyWithSprinklez

LollyWithSprinklez Report 5 Mar 2013 21:18

Mine Had Pockets :-P

Barbinsglos

Barbinsglos Report 5 Mar 2013 21:19

Mine were

Green celonese built up lock knit

Oh yes I remember them well :-D :-D

Researching:
Harper, Norfolk Bristol Treorky & Exeter. Cole Bristol. Lane Chew Magna. Pinker, Bristol. Window Glos. Bell Bristol. Durrant Alverstoke Hampshire

LollyWithSprinklez

LollyWithSprinklez Report 5 Mar 2013 21:19

And itchy baggy grey socks that wouldn't stay up :-(

Allan

Allan Report 5 Mar 2013 21:22

I also remember those navy blue knickers

Strange, really, as I went to an all-boys' school! ;-) :-D

Researching:
sketch of my paternal grandfather, possibly a self portrait

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 5 Mar 2013 21:23

Bottle Green for us :-P :-P :-P

Researching:
The planet to where all lost Ancesters go .

Annx

Annx Report 5 Mar 2013 21:28

Mine were too LaGooner....... :-P :-P :-P as well!!

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 5 Mar 2013 21:29

Hated all the uniform. All Bottle green except for white shirt and green and gold tie :-|

Researching:
The planet to where all lost Ancesters go .

Sharron

Sharron Report 5 Mar 2013 21:43

We had bottles greens as well.

Joy Kentish Maid

Joy Kentish Maid Report 5 Mar 2013 21:50

Remember the days of the old schoolyard
We used to laugh a lot, oh don't you
Remember the days of the old schoolyard
When we had imaginings and we had
All kinds of things

Cat Stevens

Researching:
Sadd - Suffolk, Newton - Buckinghamshire, McCusker - Galway and Fermanagh, Brooks - London, and many others

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 5 Mar 2013 21:52

Mind you it could have been worse, my older sister went to a different school and hers was muddy brown :-P :-P :-P

Researching:
The planet to where all lost Ancesters go .

Paula+

Paula+ Report 5 Mar 2013 22:07

Also thick black stockings in winter and white ankle socks in summer

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 5 Mar 2013 22:09

We were posh.....a lovely shade of Maroon with knickers to match ;-)

Your skirt rolled over at the top about ten times making you look quite deformed....what a sight!

chippie

chippie Report 5 Mar 2013 22:13

Brown Wooly ones for me also. :-D

Maryanna

Maryanna Report 5 Mar 2013 22:19

I had lovely grey ones with a pocket. M

Researching:
Devon, Somerset, Scotland, India, Essex, Surrey, London, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Dorset. McCausland, McCallum, Pallett, Brown, Cook, Cole, Pickles, Harrison, Whitley,Ridgley, Holden, Guppy, Hankin and all the Kings Horses and all the Kings Men. Picture is my daughter on her wedding day.

Ruby

Ruby Report 5 Mar 2013 22:27

Navy blue fleecy lined. Our teacher insisted that we keep a hanky in the pocket, but the boys thought we kept our dinner money there and were constantly trying to get it !!!!!!!!!!

Researching:
Turner and Green, Wilts.. Knight and Larkin, Kent. Cookson.

Mersey

Mersey Report 5 Mar 2013 22:29

Mine were navy blue with a slit in the side to hold a tennis ball if one wanted lol with navy blue pleated gym skirt :-D

Researching:
New Beginnings :) ...Happy Endings :)

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Mar 2013 22:37

navy fleecy lined knickers with pocket
navy gymslip - no good with a large bust
yellow sash to signify which house you were in
white blouse
school tie

Allan - very naughty you were - and are :-D :-D

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES

Kay????

Kay???? Report 5 Mar 2013 23:00


I was upperclass and wore white..... ;-) :-D :-D :-D.

Allan ,,,,,,why dont that suprise us,,,,, :-D :-D :-D.

Allan

Allan Report 5 Mar 2013 23:09

I don't know what you ladies are insinuating....just because i had to play all the leading ladies from Shakespeare's plays in Eng. Lit classes :-P


Mind you, I insisted on dressing for the parts :-D :-D

Researching:
sketch of my paternal grandfather, possibly a self portrait

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