The famous Blue Coat boys and girls from Christ's Hospital (College) visit the City of London on St. Matthew's Day to receive their customary gift of new money straight from the Mint, given by the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, where the scholars are afterwards entertained. The pioture shows the senior Blue Coat boy and girl receiving their gift of new money from Sir William Pryke, Lord Mayor of London, at the Mansion House. The famous long blue coat worn with bright yellow stockings, the well-known attire of the hatless Blue Coat boys, is very apparent in the picture.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 117, 13 November 1926, Page 20
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102The famous Blue Coat boys and girls from Christ's Hospital (College) visit the City of London on St. Matthew's Day to receive their customary gift of new money straight from the Mint, given by the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, where the scholars are afterwards entertained. The pioture shows the senior Blue Coat boy and girl receiving their gift of new money from Sir William Pryke, Lord Mayor of London, at the Mansion House. The famous long blue coat worn with bright yellow stockings, the well-known attire of the hatless Blue Coat boys, is very apparent in the picture. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 117, 13 November 1926, Page 20
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