Another challenge for eagle-eyed RC'ers

[Ruskie]

Trouble is, with this being a black and white photo, we can't be sure if the clothes are black, dark blue, grey .... 

Perhaps there are other components to the uniform which they are not wearing eg, badges, neckties, epaulettes ....       

[danuslave]

I agree Alice is carrying a teddy bear or some other soft toy - perhaps won in an amusement arcade

The outfits definitely look like some sort of 'uniform', perhaps a club?

Linda

Added - and I think they're shirts rather than jackets.  Nothing showing underneath at neckline and both are tucked in at the waist

[CarolA3]

One thing they're categorically not involved in (at least in this picture) is any form of Morris dance.  I grew up with that tradition but, being a girl, wasn't eligible to take part.  The Morris men I knew would have forty fits if anyone turned up in the wrong kit, and believe me, this kit is sooooooooooo wrong!!!

That's me off to sleep now then.
Carol

[Nick29]

Well, it may not be a uniform.  What I can't understand about this picture is that I can't find any trace of a clothing style like that from the 1930's, and if these were 'one-off' garments that they'd had made, I think it would have stirred up a little more attention ?   Nobody seems to be all that concerned.

[ScouseBoy]

Do you know the occupations of your relative and her husband?

The tops look very military, I wonder if they were Government surplus, bought for camping enthusiasts.

[Nick29]

I'm afraid I know nothing at all about them.  I got the photos from a cousin that I made contact with for the first time recently when there was an inheritance issue.  I know when and where she was born.  Her marriage details were worked out through BMD records. 

I never met her.  She died in Stevenage, Herts, in 1980.  I don't know where she lived between 1927 and 1980, and I have not been able to trace her husband's death, because John Page is a very common name.

[Jean McGurn]

I think they maybe dressed for cycling judging by the shoes, smaller and softer than walking shoes so they could fit into the clip things on pedals to stop your feet from slipping off (sorry can't remember what they are called).

If they belonged to a cycle club and rode a tandem bike then maybe that's why they are dressed the same.

Jean

[millerina]

My Grandad was a member of a cycling club in the 1930s, he used to cycle all over the country, including probably trips to the seaside! Those style of shorts and socks were definitely worn by cycle clubs during that time, I haven't seen the jackets before though!

I have found a picture of him with his bike for you to compare.

millerina

[Nick29]

Yes, the shorts were very similar, and cycling was very popular in those days.  I'll have to try to get in touch with the distant cousins who gave me copies of the photos, but only one of them is likely to know, and she is a very old lady whose memory isn't very good.

Thank you