A group of Swan Uppers gathered around the monument commemorating the limit of the City of London's juristiction over the river Thames. Swan Upping was an annual ceremony instituted under Henry VIII, in which the beaks of swans were marked.

Date:
1883
Location:
London Stone, Staines, Spelthorne, Surrey
Reference:
HT03989
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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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

Keywords

Post Medieval Boundary Stone, People Posed, Custom And Tradition