The ancient custom of Beating the Bounds, when members of the parish beat the stones marking the boundaries of Oxford with long canes. Here the boys are scrambling for coins, which were often thrown for them from All Saints College.

Date:
1860 - 1922
Location:
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC72/02168
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

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Source: Historic England Archive

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Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Curator: Davies, Angela

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