Cecil George Harwood in Peterborough - 1915

from Down Memory Lane, pages 33-34:

[Cecil Harwood served in the British Armed Forces September 1914 - March 1917. His training included being stationed in Peterborough before deployment to France in 1915]

 

[…] The Regimental Sunday service was in the [Peterborough] Cathedral every Sunday. The Cathedral was filled as we had the Regimental band to play for all with the organ. 

[…]

 

Our Sunday parades on the Heath with a full band was a sure sign that all who could gathered around and joined in the service with us. This happened every fine Sunday until we moved out.

cite as

Cecil George Harwood, Down Memory Lane. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 1:309, p. 33-34. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1534322057215 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Peterborough

Listeners

Cecil George Harwood
Bus conductor time keeper, inspector, factory worker, Garden Boy, Gardener […]
1894-1983

Listening to

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Unspecified Church music-- organ and Regimental band performed by Regimental band
unspecified military parade music performed by Regimental band

Experience Information

Date/Time 1915
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 15 Aug 2018 09:34:17 +0100
Approved on Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:00:16 +0000