Chesterfield Grove 1906 (Photo)

[macroban]

Maybe another rare one.

[snoozequeen1]

Do you think that things would improve if we re-adopted the everyday wearing of hats, Macroban, as per all the hatted persons in your recently-posted photos?

Was it the 1950s or the 1960s that saw the demise of hat wearing?

[SimonM]

Another amazing photo...

Hats were common in the 50's & early 60's I think.....possibly even later among older men like my grandfather who wore a suit every day even in retirement and a hat whenever he went out.

[chuff]

don't the houses look 'grander' with the railings in the pic (or are the people just weeny)

[kford]

The railings look great. It's a shame they were all removed for the war effort, but apparently never used: http://www.christopherlong.co.uk/pri/wareffort.html

[KalamityKel]

Macroban do you know from what end of the road that is?

[jimbo1964]

Great pic.. Ahh life without cars.

[kford]

I think it's looking towards LL; you can just make out the three-storey shops next to where the old Co-op used to stand.

[david_carnell]

I believe one of the reasons for the demise of hats (in East Dulwich, as well as Britain, to keep on topic) was the Cold War. The Russians wore hats. Russians = bad guys. We stop wearing hats. Us = good guys.

That and fashion.

And global warming. It's too hot for hats now. Except panamas. Which are made in Ecuador.

Nice photo btw.

[KalamityKel]

What an interesting thougt DC :-| I do wonder where you get your ideas/knowledge/information from sometimes :p

Agree about the railings. Don't think it would quite work with in today's world tho

[kford]

It works down Bellendon way - those replacements look great.

[snoozequeen1]

SimonM Wrote:

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> Hats were common in the 50's & early 60's I

> think.....possibly even later among older men like

> my grandfather who wore a suit every day even in

> retirement and a hat whenever he went out.

Mine too, into the 1970s. For informality, he had a tweed jacket, still with the beautifully pressed trousers.

As for Mr Carnell, that idea sounds almost mad enough to be true. Did we suspect the Russians of hiding something under their hats, like small nuclear devices?

I'm thinking hats generally would be a good idea to reintroduce, for one thing they could help remind people that they're not at home, but out in a public place, and due to behave accordingly.

Also they would reduce stress and cardiac arrest among middle aged men who wouldn't have to be fretting about hiding the bald patch all day long.

[Incitatus]

I always understood that the demise of hat wearing in the sixties to be attributed to JFK's aversion of hats.

[eccentric]

Lovely Pic Macroban.

My Grandfather too. "If you want to get ahead, get a hat".