Miscellaneous Diplomas

MISCELLANEOUS DIPLOMAS

Many of these are obscure in the extreme, or obsolete, and most cannot be traced with any ease. The sources of some of the robes are given; these are: H47, H72 = Haycraft, editions of 1947 or 1972; HD = Hoodata.

National Council for Diplomas in Art & Design (now ceased(?))

Art Teacher’s Diploma (ATD):

a black hood of burgon shape [s2], lined with sarum red. (gown not known)

Diploma in Art & Design (DipAD):

a black gown of London BA pattern [b4]; a black hood of Toronto doctors’ shape, with a lining divided into quarters: maroon, crimson, white, scarlet. The neckband is coloured according to field of study: Textiles: maroon; 3D design: crimson; Graphic design: scarlet; Fine Art: white.

Manchester College of Art & Design –(prob now part of Manchester Met U)

Diploma in Art (DAManc)

a black gown of London BA pattern [b4]; a white hood of simple shape [s1], lined scarlet, and with a 2” border of scarlet ribbon embroidered with the arms of the City of Manchester. H47

The Scottish Colleges of Art

Diploma in Art (DAScot)

a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a black hood of Edinburgh shape [s4], lined white and faced 2 ½” peacock blue. H47

The College of Craft Education (was the College of Educational Handicraft)

MCCEd/MCollH: a spruce green hood of full shape [f1], faced 3” dark brown.

FCCEd/FCollH: a spruce green hood of full shape [f1], lined dark brown.

(gowns unknown; H47)

Imperial College, London (in its own right; the Associate diplomas derive from the institutions which were merged to make the College)

all diplomas wear a gown of Oxford BA pattern, but with the front sleeve seam left open [b8]

Diploma (DIC): a black hood of simple shape [s1], lined 6” white watered silk, with 1” purple velvet laid on it ½” from the edge. The neckband is black bound white.

Assoc. of the Royal College of Science (ARCSc): as DIC, but the neckband is white bound white.

Assoc. of the City & Guilds Institute (ACGI): as DIC, but the neckband is red bound white.

Assoc. of the Royal School of Mines (ARSM): as DIC, but the neckband is gold bound white.

Assoc. of St Mary’s School of Medicine (ASM): as DIC, but the neckband is blue bound white.

Assoc. of Imperial College (AIC): as DIC, but the hood and neckband are crimson.

Fellow of Imperial College (FIC): as DIC, but the hood and neck band are scarlet, and the hood is fully lined white. This diploma uses the London MA gown [m5]

Faculty of Teachers in Commerce

Fellow (FFTCom): a black hood of Manchester shape [s9], lined royal blue and faced ½” gold on all edges set ½” in. There is no proper gown for this diploma, as all holders must have other awards.

AFTCom and MFTCom have no robes.

The Educational Institute of Scotland

Fellow (FEIS): a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1], and a black hood of Glasgow shape, lined and bound with Glasgow MA silk, and faced 3” black. H47

Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University)

formerly used a hood for its diplomas: black, lined and bound copper silk. Shape either simple [s1] or Aberdeen [a1] H47

College of Teachers of the Blind

Fellows (FCTB): a white hood of full shape [f1], lined and bound scarlet. (gown unknown; H47)

British Institute for Academical Studies (1900-60)

Diploma: a black hood of London shape [f3], lined crimson and bound fur. (gown unknown; H47, and HD)

Royal Society of Teachers (now ceased)

a black gown of [b1] pattern, with grey ribbed silk facings. No hood.

Philosophical Society of England

Fellows (FPhS): a black gown of lay pattern [d4]; it was as the APhS.

The hood has changed over the years; it may be:

a)  Cambridge shape [f1], dark green lined light green;

b)  Oxford shape [s1], dark green lined green shot pale blue – this became obsolete in 1945;

c)  London shape [f3], dark green moiré lined pale blue – this is the current hood.

Associates (APhS) wear a black gown of London BA pattern, with green cords and buttons on the sleeves and yoke. The hood, which is unofficial, is black, simple [s1 or s2], bound on all edges with ½” green.

Institute of Biology

Fellow (FIBiol): a red hood of burgon shape [s2], lined chlorophyll green, faced 1” gold on the cowl.

Member (MIBiol): ): a red hood of burgon shape [s2], lined chlorophyll green.

(gowns unknown; HD)

Institute of Physics

Fellow (FInstP) and Member (MInstP): a hood of Toronto shape in violet damask, lined violet, and faced on the cowl 2” shot crimson silk.

Graduate: a hood of burgon shape [s2], in violet damask fully lined crimson shot.

(gowns unknown)

Royal Institute of Chemistry

Licentiate (LRSC): a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a grey hood of simple shape [s1] faced 3” spectrum purple.

Graduate (GRSC): a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a grey hood of simple shape [s1] lined spectrum purple.

Master of Chemical Analysis (MChemA): a grey hood of simple shape [s1], faced 3” gold watered silk. (gown?)

Research Diploma: a grey hood of simple shape [s1] lined spectrum purple, and faced 3” gold watered silk. (?gown)

(These hoods were used for the Royal Institute of Chemistry, which became the Society in 19..)

British Technician Education Council (BTEC)

HND, HNC: a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a hood of Aberdeen shape [a1] in scarlet, lined mid-blue.

Faculty of Secretaries

Associate (AFCS): a black hood of Cambridge shape [f1], bound ¾” grass green on all edges.

Fellow (FFCS): a black hood of Cambridge shape [f1], lined and bound grass green.

(?Gowns; HD)

Institute of Commerce

Fellow (FCI): a hood of Cambridge shape [f1] in purple silk, bound on all edges with 2” gold

velvet. (?Gown; HD)

Institute of Arts & Letters

Fellow (FIAL): a hood of simple shape [s1] in maroon, lined grey shot silk, and the cowl faced with a narrow black velvet ribbon.

Associate (AIAL): a hood of simple shape [s1] in maroon, the cowl faced with a narrow black velvet ribbon.

(?Gowns; HD)

British Society of Aviculture

Fellow (FBSA): a hood of Cambridge shape [f1], in blue, faced 3” scarlet.

Associate (ABSA): as FBSA, but faced 1” scarlet.

(?Gowns; H47)

St Paul’s Mobile Fellowship Society

a black hood of Cambridge shape [f1], the cowl faced 1” apple green. (HD)

Camborne School of Mines

Diploma: a dark blue hood of Oxford shape [s1], lined grey, and the cowl faced 1” gold.

Graduate: a dark blue hood of Oxford shape [s1], lined grey, and the cowl faced 2½ ” gold

(?Gowns)

Institute of Personnel Management

A dark blue hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined mid blue and tipped light blue.

Chartered society of Physiotherapists

A black hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined royal blue, and tipped gold.

Hotel & Catering Institutional Management Association

Member (MHCIMA): a royal blue hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined yellow and tipped black embroidered with emblems.

Humberside College of Health

a black hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined red, and bound 1” white:

on the cowl only: pre-registration awards;

on all edges: post-registration awards.

Institute of Administrative Management

(NB: all “edgings” are on the outside of the cape, and placed 1” away from the edge.)

MInstAM: a black gown of [m10] pattern; a red hood of Aberdeen shape, lined white watered silk, and edged 1” blue.

FInstAM: a black gown of [m10] pattern with 1” blue on the facings; hood as MInstAM, but in Cambridge shape [f1]

MInstAM,AdvDip: a black gown of [m10] pattern as FInstAM, but the cowl faced 1” gold set 1” in.

FInstAM,AdvDip: a black gown of [m10] pattern with 1” blue on the facings; a red hood of Cambridge shape, lined gold, edged 1” blue.

AInstAM: a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a blue hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined white watered, and edged 1” red.

Certificate: a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a red hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined blue, and edged 1” blue.

Advanced Diploma: a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a red hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined gold and edged 1” blue.

AInstAM(Dip), MInstAM(Dip), FInstAM(Dip): a black gown of [m10] pattern (with 1” blue for Fellows), but Associates use one of Oxford BA pattern [b1]; a red hood of Aberdeen shape [a1], lined white watered, edged 1” blue, the cowl faced 1” gold set 1” in.

(red is Lancaster red; gold is London Pharmacy)

The College of Preceptors

These robes change regularly. We give here those for (a) Haycraft 1947; (b) 1982; (c) 1989.

a)

ACP: a black gown of London BA pattern [b4], but with the sleeves looped with black braid; a black hood of full shape,

LCP: a black gown of London MA pattern [m5], with two vertical strips of black braid above each armhole, with a black button at either end; a black hood of full shape, bound on all edges with 1” violet, and with 1” violet set 1” away inside the cowl.

FCP:

b)

ACP: a black gown with bell sleeves [d2], with violet braid or ribbon, 1” wide, along the forearm seam; a black hood of burgon shape [s2], the cowl bound violet cord.

LCP: a black gown of Oxford BA pattern [b1], with violet braid 1” wide along the forearm seam; a black hood of Cambridge shape, faced 4” black watered, and bound on all edges 1” violet.

FCP: a black gown of [m10] pattern, with inverted-T armhole, and a strip of violet braid, 1” wide, from the shoulder to the top of the T; a black hood of Cambridge shape, lined black watered, and bound on all edges 2” purple.

FCollP and MCollP: a black gown of [d2] pattern, with the forearm seam left open, and a bar of violet braid, 1” wide, set horizontally on the facings 6” below the shoulder. There is no hood.

DipASE: the LCP gown and ACP hood.

c)

All wear the following gown: black, of the Imperial College pattern [b8], with violet strings. HonFCP wears the 1982 FCP gown, with the addition of violet buttons at the top of the braid on the sleeves, and a violet cord and button on the yoke.

ACP and DipASE: a dark violet hood of Aberdeen shape, lined mid-violet.

LCP: a black hood of Aberdeen shape, faced 2½” violet.

FCP: a black hood of Aberdeen shape, lined violet.

Royal College of General Practitioners

Hoodata list the following hood:

MRCGP: simple [s1], black faced 4” white.

Society of Radiographers

Hoodata lists the following hood:

Diploma: simple [s1], black lined white, the cowl faced 1” blue and 1” gold set 1” away.

Moray House College, Edinburgh (HD)

A black hood of Edinburgh shape [s4], lined with saffron, and faced inside the cowl for 3” as follows:

Primary Teachers’ Diploma: mid blue

Technical Subjects: grey

Music: maroon

Physical Education: green

Social Work: royal blue.

(Gown?)