Gown and Town Row, at Oxford, 1845. Creator: Unknown

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Gown and Town Row, at Oxford, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Gown and Town Row, at Oxford, 1845. Locals and university students fighting. On Wednesday evening (Nov. 5) a scene of much tumult occurred in the usually quiet streets of Oxford, occasioned by the getting up of a " Gown and Town Row." In olden times great animosity existed between the " Gown" and " Town" and serious frays often occurred, weapons were used, and historians relate that lives were often sacrificed in these frays. There is a tradition that in Brewer s-lane...the gutters ran with blood...The rabble of the " Town, " and the " Gown, "...continue their " rows, " more particularly on the 5th of November, when the " Gown" parade the streets in ranks, and, being met by the " Town, " fireworks are thrown about, fighting commences, and a regular melee ensues. However, nothing serious happens, but a few bruises, loss of caps, &c. From " Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII

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