The Tower of London’s Triennial Battle with All Hallows Church

Later this month will see the Triennial Battle outside the Tower of London between the Beefeaters and the parish of the neighbouring church of All Hallows.
On the evening of Thursday 26th May, the Beefeaters will parade around the outside of the Tower of London and clergy from the tower carrying sticks will beat the Tower’s boundary markers that mark its ancient liberties boundary.This is a version of the Beating the Bounds, an ancient custom still carried out by some churches to parade ar