Boys scramble for coins during the annual ceremony of Beating The Bounds at Longwall. The ceremony is led by the parish priest, seen here up the ladder, and takes place on Ascension Day, and reinforces knowledge of the parish boundary.

Date:
1908
Location:
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC72/02365
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

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Davies, Angela

Photographer: Taunt, Henry W

Keywords

Ceremony, Custom And Tradition, People