Verbena Daphne Brighton in Gissing Hall, Norfolk - 19 July, 1919
from Nuts in May: memories of care-free days, pages 8-9:
[Peace Day marked the end of World War I]
Another early memory was of Peace Day. There were celebrations at Gissing Hall in the beautifully kept park and gardens. Everyone was there including Father with his Cockle Stall. A gramophone with a large horn bellowed forth ‘The Minstrel Boy’,fireworks exploded in all directions and a donkey who evidently objected to giving rides to children opened his mouth and displaying yellow teeth let out a war cry which so terrified me that I had to be brought home and put to bed.
Verbena Daphne Brighton, Nuts in May: memories of care-free days. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:104, p. 8-9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1531746700634 accessed: 19 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| 'The Minstrel Boy' |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 19 July, 1919 |
| Medium | playback |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |