Lambrookian Autumn 2021
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The <strong>Lambrookian</strong> - Issue 4<br />
If worn today like that, quite a sensation<br />
would be caused! Whatever the colour<br />
of the suit, all boys wore black stockings<br />
(socks) which were held up by elastic<br />
garters above the knee – very inhibiting to<br />
the circulation!”<br />
The tradition of ‘best uniform’ started<br />
back in Victorian times and was worn for<br />
Sundays and special occasions: “In addition<br />
to the Eton collar, we all sported starched<br />
“dickies” (I am glad to think that no<br />
modern boy can have any idea what these<br />
breast-plates looked like) and black silk<br />
cravats, or rather large ties “made-up” so<br />
that we weren’t faced with the problem of<br />
tying them. Dressed like this we marched<br />
in crocodile formation to Winkfield<br />
Church for morning service, wearing of<br />
course the regulation top-hat.”<br />
“We must have looked a pretty<br />
non-descript crowd when out on<br />
a school walk, but on Sundays<br />
there was a transformation – for<br />
the 60-65 young gentlemen then<br />
appeared in the uniform of the<br />
complete Eton rig-out, which (poor<br />
dears) they had to wear all day.”<br />
Over time, the Lambrook Uniform has<br />
embraced many different colours. The<br />
Victorian black suit was livened up with<br />
colourful ties and caps, “With this collar<br />
we wore a Lambrook tie – black and red<br />
– and we had caps of the same colours.”<br />
During the 20th Century, a standard<br />
uniform was introduced with green as<br />
the school colour, gold being used for<br />
contrast.<br />
Lambrook pupil with Archbishop<br />
Coggan and the Headmaster, Mike<br />
Bickersteth<br />
an L on the front of its sweatshirt and the<br />
tree featuring prominently.<br />
In September 1997, Lambrook and<br />
Haileybury Junior Schools merged to form<br />
Lambrook Haileybury, with a new uniform<br />
design based on a peacock blue colour.<br />
After James Barnes became Headmaster<br />
in 2005, the uniform colour changed<br />
again – this time to royal / navy blue. Both<br />
normal uniform and sports kit can be seen<br />
in the images below:<br />
In 2006, the Westfield Saplings Nursery<br />
was created, with its pupils wearing light<br />
blue, branded sweatshirts.<br />
The final change was introduced by Mr<br />
Perry after he became Headmaster<br />
in 2010 and the photos below show<br />
our current Summer, Winter and Best<br />
Uniforms.<br />
September 8th 1993 saw the Opening<br />
Day of the Lambrook Pre Prep, with<br />
Sheena Stewart appointed as its Head.<br />
The Lambrook uniform was green in<br />
colour with both Lambrook wording and<br />
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