| BEATING THE BOUNDS Children and Beefeaters perform annual boundary beating ceremony at Tower of London. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6314 |
| Catalog #: | 252497 | |
| Clip Number: | 252497-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 36/42 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:06 - 01:11:26 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Historic / Traditional, Beating the Bounds LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Army, British, Guards (Beefeaters & Yeoman) | |
| Description: | Beating the Bounds at the Tower of London London, England Various shots of a procession of Beefeater soldiers, choir boys in robes and mortar boards and schoolchildren carrying canes. The procession walks around the area surrounding the Tower of London (passing Tower Bridge). The children beat the ground and walls with their canes. The procession goes over the draw bridge, over the moat, and into the Tower itself. It is the annual custom of beating the Tower's boundaries. | |
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