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Dec 16, 2022 · Call these straw hats 'boaters' at your own peril. Boys have to lacquer their own hats with varnish. Some boys wear hats passed down by their fathers and even grandfathers. Harrow...
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Oct 10, 2018 · Harrovians roving the streets of Harrow can be quickly identified by their uniforms. The most common is the ‘day’ uniform, which boys wear to classes. It consists of a white shirt, black tie, ‘greyers’, black shoes, a ‘bluer’ and the classic Harrow hat.
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While strolling around Harrow on The Hill, you have no doubt seen Harrow School students on the street wearing their distinctive straw hats. What you may not know is that each student is responsible for lacquering their own hats with varnish when joining the school. In many cases, these unique hats are passed down from generation to generation and,...
Harrow School is thought by many to be the birthplace of the game, Squash. As far back as the early 1830s, a game known as ‘Rackets’ or ‘Mini Rackets’ was played at the school, whereby balls would be hit against wire covered windows, corbels and other parts of the school building. Just to make the game even tougher, students would often puncture th...
Harrow School and the surrounding areas are a treasure trove of plaques and statues. Although you may have noticed this one, you might not know the story behind it. Legend has it that, in the early 1800s, a Harrow student by the name of Anthony Ashley-Cooper was standing on Church Hill when he witnessed two drunk men transporting a coffin in the mo...
We all know that it’s pretty expensive to attend Harrow School – £14,555 per term, to be precise but, what’s it like to be a student there? While many former students talk about strict discipline and tough initiation ceremonies, it’s not all bad. The menu for boarders at Harrow School reads like that of a posh hotel with numerous options for breakf...
Jan 11, 2023 · The most distinctive part of the Harrow School uniform is the straw hat (which, under no circumstances may be described as a ‘boater’). The straw hat is worn by Harrow School boys throughout the summer and replaced in winter by a felt hat. The uniform also includes grey trousers (known as the greys) and a blue blazer (known as the bluer). Beak.
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Boys also wear a Harrow hat, a straw hat with a dark blue band similar to a boater, but shallower in crown and broader in brim. The School blue-and-white woollen scarf and dark blue woollen overcoat may be worn in cold weather.
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Jul 13, 2016 · When Harrow School was founded in the sixteenth century, it was done so by a local farmer by the name of John Lyon, who rather simply sought to provide classical education for the local boys.
