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Choirboys of St Clement Danes beating the boundary-marks with long wands, London, 1926-1927. Boys in mortarboards take part in the old custom of beating the parish bounds. In the background is one of the sphinxes flanking Cleopatra's Needle. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927).