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Beating the Bounds, Tower of London, 1975 (b/w photo)

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Beating the Bounds, Tower of London, 1975 (b/w photo)
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English Photographer, (20th century) / English
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1975 AD (C20th AD)
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The ceremony of Beating the Bounds. Yeoman Warders and children assemble outside the Waterloo Barracks. The ceremony dates back to 1381 when official inspections were made of the boundary stones marking the Tower's jurisdiction. Every third year, on Ascension Day, the Tower's authority is re-asserted as Yeoman Warders and local school children, process around the edges of the Tower, beating the boundary stones with willow wands 1975

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Photo © Historic Royal Palaces / Bridgeman Images
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