Procession of Boys and Men Where and when?

[tonepad]

Thoughts on the location:

The procession is next to a park/garden with two formal gate entrances using the same globe lantern on metalwork. There are noticeboards in the park. Near the sea.

Wild guess: is it near Clifton College, Bristol?

[groom]

Pity we can't see what is on the notice board.

As I said before it is definitely an important event warranting the presence of a photographer.

[Trishanne]

Isn't it wonderful what we have all discovered in this photograph. At first glance it's just some boys walking down a road with a few men but when you really look, there is so much more.

At least two of the boys are holding hands with another, they don't look very young perhaps they need assistance. One boy is at the very front and the other boy is in the middle, it looks as if he is holding both arms out.

There is also a boy in the leading group, near the wall, he hasn't got a coat on, is he holding something? There is another boy in the leading group, on the back row of boys with caps on, he is almost hidden, he is holding something up to his face perhaps he didn't want to be photographed.

Isn't it surprising what you can find.

[groom]

That one with the question mark almost looks like a woman - the only one (apart from the teams) not wearing a jacket and cap and he is wearing a strange shaped shirt.

[Finley 1]

I cannot see darker skin on the chap with the white trousers? !!!!! the boy with the strange shirt, has a badge on the shirt, maybe a name tag.  Could it be a 'boys home' Sports day .....

Just gone back to it... and the boy with the name tag.  !!!! seems to be wearing German type shorts.  Could it be an exchange trip..  and the ones without caps are not English maybe little refugees and that is why some are holding hands...... 

and has the man of indistinct em em uhm... colour got a beard??

delete if offensive, cos I have lost track of what is and what isn't these days. 

xin

Question mark boy???  is he carrying a banner

[groom]

Have we got a date for this - certainly not war time as none are carrying gas masks?

[giggsycat]

"the boy with the strange shirt, has a badge on the shirt"

Not a badge, but braces!

He looks to be wearing a baggy check work shirt, so maybe something to do with Ground Staff?

Giggsy

[Wiggy]

I think the 'badge' on the boy's shirt, mentioned by Xin, might be a metal tag on braces.  Snap Giggsy

I don't think the man in white flannels is dark skinned.  His hands look too white.   

Not sure those two boys are holding hands either - one has his arm forward, the other swinging back - think it might just be the angle of the photo.

It is a conundrum.     

[groom]

I think you are right about the boys not holding hands, Wiggy.