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Description: | On the left of this photo is the Harrow School Speech House.
Education for children in London changed dramatically during the 20th century. The Education Act of 1902 made local authorities responsible for providing first and secondary education.
But before 1918, secondary education was not compulsory. Many children from poorer families left school at just 11 or 12 to start work. Continuing in education beyond this age was normal for children from the middle- or upper-class families whose parents could afford it.
Harrow School in northwest London is a famous private school for boys. This picture, taken between 1910 and 1920, shows students walking past school buildings in their uniform that includes distinctive straw boaters. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Public Services | Temporal: | 1910-1920 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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