Sujet
Horn blowers in procession, Ripon, Yorkshire, c1955. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.
Légende
Horn blowers in procession, Ripon, Yorkshire, c1955. Every night a horn is blown at the four corners of the Obelisk in Ripon Market Place to set the 'watch', and then outside the house of the Mayor. This ceremony commemorates the time in the Middle Ages when Ripon's first citizen, the Wakeman, was responsible for crime prevention in the city from 9 pm until dawn and had to compensate victims of burglary.
Date
1955
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Ware in the World
Notre référence
HRM26A16_343
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
65.1Mo (9.5Mo) / 40.5cm x 40.3cm / 4789 x 4754 (300dpi)