Gymslip Collection

Eleven British Public Schoolgirls in their PE Gymslips. Date: circa 1920s

Womans Gym Suit, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Daniel Marshack
Womans Gym Suit, 1935/1942

Gymnasium at a girls school (b / w photo)
3096284 Gymnasium at a girls school (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnasium at a girls school)

Girls at Hamilton House School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: circa 1930s

The dinner lady serving lunch at a girls school in Orpington, Kent. 1937

Schoolgirl in her gymslip
A schoolgirl in her gymslip with a dog brooch on the front smiles for the camera. Date: circa 1940

More Swedish instruction
Keep fit instructress to exhausted class " Come, come! That won t do at all. You MUST look cheerful. Keep smiling - keep smiling all the time!" Date: 1906

Ladies Hockey match at Merton Abbey - England versus Scotland. Miss Janet Ellis, the Surrey and England player. 11 March 1933

Swanley College sports day. Apple bobbing. 1935

Bergman Osterberg College of Physical Education in Darford, Kent. Girls do gymnastics over a horse vault. 1936

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Step back in time with these vintage snapshots of British schoolgirls in their PE gymslips. From the girls at Hamilton House School in Tunbridge Wells, Kent to the ladies at Swanley College's sports day, these images capture a bygone era of physical education. Created by Daniel Marshack, the woman's gym suit from 1935/1942 showcases the evolution of athletic attire. In black and white photos, we glimpse into a gymnasium at a girls' school where Swedish instruction takes place. The dinner lady serving lunch at a girls' school in Orpington, Kent transports us to 1937 and highlights the importance of nourishment for active students. Whether it's a schoolgirl confidently donning her gymslip or Miss Janet Ellis leading an intense hockey match between England and Scotland at Merton Abbey, these images showcase female empowerment through sports. At Bergman Osterberg College of Physical Education in Darford, Kent, we witness girls marching and engaging in gymnastics - activities that fostered strength and discipline among young women during this time period.