Boundary Gallery

Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove

The unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, the Duke of Norfolk, in front of a large crowd. The statue represents the Angel of Peace, holding an orb and an olive branch. Edward convalesced several times in Brighton, thereby helping to restore the town's image as a fashionable seaside resort. The memorial is Grade II listed

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Beating the bounds of the Tower of London 1906

Beating the bounds is still carried out in the Tower of London today every three years on Ascension Day. One of London's oddest traditions, dating back to medieval times a group of people ('beating party'), made up of clergy and schoolchildren born or residing in the square mile are brought together and provided with long willow wands. They walk around the edges of the parish, beating boundary markers with long sticks, and praying for protection of the land. Date: circa 1906

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Sydney, Australia - Silver Mine - Broken Hill

Slide showing a photograph of a Silver mine. Broken Hill is Australia's longest-lived mining city. In 1844, the explorer Charles Sturt saw and named the Barrier Range, and at the time referred to a Broken Hill in his diary. Silver ore was later discovered on this broken hill in 1883 by a boundary rider named Charles Rasp.. Boswell Collection. Slide number 55. Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. It is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. Date: circa 1890s

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