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brown blazer, with coloured Piping on the sleeves..... blue grammar yellow technical and red modern.... with a brown tie with the three colours as diagonal stripes.blue yellow and red sorry, cant recall the motto............( it WAS 50 ODD YEARS AGO)!! Bob

orange and grey!! omg!!!!!! chosen by pupils years before!!

first 2 years navy tunic white square necked blouse, navy cardigan, white socks, black or brown shoes, navy velour hat with school badge (yellow lion on navy background) or navy beret also with badge. detention if caught not wearing it!! Navy knickers with pocket, navy shorts for PE worn with house coloured T shirts with collars (mine was pale blue) After third year navy gored skirt (to just touch the ground when kneeling), white shirt, navy tie with yellow stripes, same hat/beret, socks shoes etc. Summer dresses, had to have one in hose colour, others could be the other house colours, candy striped, supposed to be zquare necked but gradually shirt waisters were accepted. My house colour was blue, the other houses were red, and green. navy gaberdine mac or navy coat. Ann Glos

We didn't have one ! I went to a very 'modern' school. Called the Tutors (not teachers) by their first name too. stupid, stupid idea.

We didn't have one Lucia we could wear what we liked lol

Joan....My school WAS horrible! I hated being there. A friend and i spent all one day going round saying the bugger word lol (remember this was a convent! hehe) Yippeeeee! we got expelled :-)))) Was home the following week :-))) I was 12. Went from there to the bestest kids home ever! Stayed they happily till I was 15 and loved every minuet of it. Ted and Gwen Chiltern looked after us and they even came to my wedding back in 1969. An awful lot of children went through thier hands and I bet everyone of them loved them as I did. Both sadly passed on now. Shame I cant add them to my tree. Sorry to go off the subject a little.. back to normal folks! lol Gerri x

First new co-ed grammar school in Norwich opened in 1958 when I attended after passing my 11 plus. We wore grey pinafore dresses with a crossover top that got narrower as it became shoulder straps and then wider again I think down to waistband of skirt part (flared slightly) over cream Trutex shirts, with a dark emerald green tie, striped with red and white. Grey cardigans or v neck jumpers with red and green line in ribbing. Dark emerald green blazers with the red and white badge. Grey school knickers and grey knee length socks, black shoes usually lace up ones. No stiff petticoats when they came in and I once got detention for wearing an elasticated belt when as an older pupil we were allowed grey pleated skirts. The girls were often made to stay behind after assembly for petticoat and knicker inspection! Our school hats were grey felt ones with a brim round which turned down at the front. Navy gaberdine raincoats. In summer we had green and white patterned shirt style dresses with white edging on the collar and cuffs, and white socks, brown sandals, and cream straw boaters (tea strainers!) Our gym outfits were white aertex polo shirts (not called that then) and wrap round pleated green gym skirts which were quite short. Had to wear dark emerald green knickers underneath. I think we did look a lot smarter then - the school has changed the uniform to navy and black now I think and it always looks scruffy, with all sorts of styles of skirts and trousers for the girls, and sweatshirts for all. The only problem with our green uniform was that if you had well off parents they would get it from Bonds (now a John lewis store) and the hard up ones would get theirs from Co-op (often with a Provident cheque). The posh ones were a very different green to the cheaper ones, very discriminating.

When I was at Juniors..... anyone remember Mums putting a sheet of newspaper in your gaberdine over your chest to keep the cold out in the winter? lol I'd get up the road and dump it! lol

Ours was brown and bottle green...yuk! It was a childrens home/boarding/convent school. We had to wear TWO pairs of knickers. the white was changed daily while the bottle green was changed twice a week. We had to put out knicks and vest on while still under the bed clothes before lining up for the cold water wash in the bathrooms. On Sundays we got to wear our Chaple dresses....dont ask! ... Also we earnt the right to wear a felt chaple cap with a tassle....blue if we were goodish....green if we were gooder...and gold if we were teachers pets...... I once wrote home telling that I had got my blue tassle!(Mum thought I'd gone mad) only to write another letter the next week to say that I'd lost my blue tassle :-( I lost one shilling a week pocket money too....NO sweets that week! I rarely got my one bob! lol Gerri x

White blouse grey cardigan grey wool blouse winter green/purple/grey tie grey blazer green gaberdine green harris tweed coat winter (it was rough) green beret (must be worn at all times!) green knickers when we were younger and it had a pocket in it??? grey/white socks nylons thick later brown shoes sandals for indoor wear black gym shoes grey culottes for sport green summer dress straw panama for summer Took years for me to wear green again Norah

Sue - you remind me of my mother! She had a beret as part of her school uniform. Her cousin picked her up a number of times on his motorbike, and she use to do a quick swap beret for helmet! she and her cousin had tthe girls talking as they all thought he was her boyfriend, she was about 13/14 and he was nearer 20! She'd have killed me if I'd done the same though.

Navy skirt/jumper/tights/blazer,stripey tie and pale blue shirt. I loved it. Louise

Navy blue serge 8-gore skirt that had to touch the ground when you were kneeling down. Now the skirt is more flared and light blue and navy soft check. Pale blue long sleeved shirt - same now, but V necked. Navy tie - no ties now. Navy blue V neck jumper - cardigans allowed now, not in my day! White long socks Stockings or tights were allowed after 4th form Brown flat shoes! (I've never ever worn brown shoes since!) Now they wear black shoes, goes much better with navy blue! Navy blazer with school badge and motto - In God we serve. Navy velour hat - which invariably had a crease at the back of the crown and was worn as far back on the head as gravity would allow! Straw boater with French navy coloured ribbons in the summer.. No hats at all worn now. Summer dresses were pale blue and white striped, with a white collar and trim around the short sleeves. Worn with a navy belt and cardigan - we looked like refugees from the nurses home! Navy blue knickers for PE and games (with pocket for our hankies!) worn with a pale blue Aertex shirt. We also wore a fetching little pale blue, Greek style short dress for Dance - and were bare footed of course! 40 years later my children and grandchildren roar with laughter when I describe my school uniform! Almost forgot, my boyfriend( now my husband) used to pick me up from school on his motor bike. I would take off my velour hat to put on my crash helmet. My French teacher, Miss Moore, would stand at the school gates and shout - 'Susan put your hat back on'. So I did - on top of my crash helmet and we drove down the road with my hat blowing in the wind on a piece of elastic! That got me many a detention, especially as all the other girls were helpless with laughter at her stupid request! Sue xx Hello to all the other Nonsuch girls out there :o)

Gray trousers, royal blue blazer with gold edging with a cap quartered in blue & gold. Once got a detention for being seen in the street without my cap on. I preferred to stuff it in a pocket. len

Christine - your summer gear sounds very stylish! Where was your school? And Dave - BEHAVE! Allie x

Thanks girls just imagining you lot in your uniforms mmmmmmm! lol! Dx

Just remembered the lovely straw boater for the summer! Allie

Navy Skirt - 2 inch above ot below the knee (could be ankle length in 6th form) White Blouse bottoned to the collor (Pale blue in 6th) Navy and white stripe tie (plain navy with school crest in 6th) Navy cardie or V necked jumper Black/ white/ navy socks or flesh / navy/ black tights Flat black shoes Black/ white/ navy hair accessories No make up No jewellry - except wrist watch (not applicable to 6th) Navy trousers (added when I was in year 18/ upper 6th) Pale blue polo shirt (plain white in 6th) for summer Navy / black coat with hood (no-one wore them longer than necessary) Navy/ black/ white gloves, scarf and bobbble hat (if very cold) PE plain White t-shirt navy gym knickers / cycle shorts navy tennis/ hockey skirt (no they are not the same! on is A line wrap the other has pleets) Navy sweet shirt Navy tracksuit bottems Suitable trainers /daps (plim soles) The uniform has since changed so the polo shirts are worn all year round - looks scruffy to me. I much prefer the drillers, sash and hats the girls wore when my greataunts went to the school! (by the way it was an all girls school)

my school colours are red and gold but I don't bother wearing them lol I have a blazer but I haven't worn it for a while :-)

As far as I can remember, it was a long time ago Navy Skirt no more than [can't remember inches above the knee] Blue Blouse School Tie [can't remember colour but it was striped I think] White Socks Navy V Jumper with Pale blue stripe round V and cuffs Navy Felt Beret in winter Straw Boater with Navy/Blue ribbon round in summer Navy Blazer with braded trim round collar & cuffs Navy Raincoat