The berretino and poleyn Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 6th May 1964

6th May 1964

The first meeting of the French legislative assembly for 76 years

Rehearsing at Television Centre Wood Lane London

and the Coal Mines Act of 1842 which outlawed the employment of women and of children under 13 underground

The berretino and poleyn Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 6th May 1964The berretino and poleyn, 15th century, (1910). Examples of male costume, showing the method of carrying the berretino with its hanging becca. The poleyns (a type of shoe), were stiffened and padded to prevent them folding over during walking. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).