In this post I am letting the pictures do the talking. I have long enjoyed collecting school (and other) certificates from the London County Council. For some reason, I always find myself strangely moved by them – they offer little glimpses into the proud and hard earned achievements of persons unknown.
And then there are the designs themselves: rather grand and rich in symbolism at the beginning of the First World War, and becoming altogether simpler affairs as the austerity of the Twenties set in.
Enjoy!
We start with a forerunner of the London County Council, the School Board for London…
And while the next one doesn’t set the pulse racing…
…imagine if you had received one of the following…
And then simpler styles gained favour…
LCCmunicipal 