Ethel M. Clark in Woolaston, Gloucestershire - early 20th Century, in the afternoon

from Their small corner, page 43:

Sunday school was held in the church on Sunday afternoons. Several children walked together, and we were eager to get there early to “play” the organ but few wanted to go into the little cubby hole to blow the organ by pressing up and down on the long wooden shaft. Someone was left to keep watch for the teachers and the rector so that we could rush to our seats and look as innocent as angels. We rang the …   more >>

cite as

Ethel M. Clark, Their small corner. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:148, p. 43. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1529673835440 accessed: 26 November, 2024

location of experience: Woolaston, Gloucestershire

Listeners

Listening to

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organ and church bell performed by Children

Experience Information

Date/Time early 20th Century, in the afternoon
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:23:55 +0100
Approved on Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:54:00 +0100