A group of parishioners trying to cross the river during the annual 'Beating the Bounds' ceremony. The ferry punt has sunk, leaving them hanging onto the rope across the river.

Date:
1860 - 1922
Location:
Marston Ferry, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC97/02381
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Content

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

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Holder of Original Archive: National Monuments Record

Curator: Leonard, Ian

Keywords

Water Transport Site, Custom And Tradition, People, Water Transport