wedding guests in London, England - the 1920's, in the afternoon

from Memoirs of Henrietta Burkin, page 40:

We were invited to my Cousin’s wedding, the youngest of my Mother’s eldest Sister, but what consternation, he was a Catholic! My Aunt was terribly upset about it and refused to go to the marriage service, but would perhaps attend the wedding breakfast afterwards! My Cousin had changed her religion, so this meant the full service (Nuptial Mass included).  The service seemed endless to all us Protestants, …   more >>

cite as

Henrietta Burkin, Memoirs of Henrietta Burkin. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:118, p. 40. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1529670569090 accessed: 10 October, 2024

location of experience: London, England

Listeners

Listening to

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'Mother Machree'
written by Ernest Ball
performed by Henrietta Burkin

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1920's, in the afternoon
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:29:29 +0100
Approved on Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:04:13 +0100