A group of parishoners taking part in the annual Beating the Bounds ceremony, standing in a field near to Godstow Nunnery. The ceremony involves beating the boundary stones of Oxford with sticks

Date:
1860 - 1922
Location:
Godstow Nunnery, Godstow, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC97/02372
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

Holder of Original Archive: National Monuments Record

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Curator: Leonard, Ian

Keywords

Religious House, Custom And Tradition, People