1952 - 4

...smart, was individually tailored and made of dark blue serge ... “big balloon pockets and upper pockets over each breast and the buttons did up the men’s way. The calf length skirt was in keeping with the fashion of the era”. White shirts with detachable collars that required studs and a navy tie were worn with the suit. The outfit was complemented by black nylon stockings and comfortable laced walking shoes that were not to o low - one careful measurement made them an inch and a half high. Each police woman was issued with two uniforms and a gabardine raincoat. To “cap” it all was a navy, broad-brimmed felt hat, turned up at the back and down at the front with a police badge.