in Llanllwchaiarn - December, 1888
from More tithe sales in Cardiganshire, page 6:
Up to the present time there had been but few signs of a crowd. The procession, however, had not gone far down the road, before many men on horseback came forward to meet the officers, and some of the horsemen struck the horses in front of the conveyance which carried Major Bassett Lewis violently about the head and body. A large crowd also came forward armed with all sorts of instruments capable of producing discordant sounds and headed by an ominous-looking black flag on which was painted in white, "The death-knell of the Tithe Church."
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More tithe sales in Cardiganshire. In The Cambrian News, volume 29, issue 1453 (Aberystwyth, 28 December, 1888), p. 6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446631508984 accessed: 5 December, 2024
Listening to
hide composerschoir of girls |
Experience Information
Date/Time | December, 1888 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
Music used as a protest at tithe sales during the tithe wars.