Beating The Bounds (1936)

Full title reads: Beating the bounds at the Tower of London. 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. Note: sound track is missing from this item. FILM ID:885. 1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gau