London 1927

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:53 am

They had more trees and hats and boats back then.

I still wear a hat.

Arena · Post by **Arena** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 5:14 am

and 1940......

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 5:48 am

Týr;1439237 wrote: They had more trees and hats and boats back then.

I still wear a hat.

I regularly wear a flat cap.

I remember seeing men walking across London Bridge in bowler hats. Thats very rare now.

Arena · Post by **Arena** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:07 am

Snowfire;1439241 wrote: I regularly wear a flat cap.

I remember seeing men walking across London Bridge in bowler hats. Thats very rare now.

From Wiki....

The bowler once defined British civil servants and bankers, and later American workingmen.[4] It was devised in 1849 by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler to fulfill an order placed by the firm of hatters Lock & Co. of St James's.[4] Lock & Co. had been commissioned by a customer to design a close-fitting, low-crowned hat to protect Coke's gamekeepers' heads from low-hanging branches while on horseback. The keepers had previously worn top hats, which were easily knocked off and damaged. Lock & Co. then commissioned the Bowler brothers to solve the problem

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:35 am

In the horse racing Industry, everyone wears a hat... Including me...

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:18 pm

Bruv;1439235 wrote:

The overwhelming impression is of busses everwhere - a facinating glimpse into the past.