Moses Heap in Shuttleworth, nr. Ramsbottom, Lancashire - in the middle of the 1830's
from My Life and Times, or An Old Man's Memories, pages 6–7:
As I have previously said, a great deal of immorality prevailed here. A great many men and women with families were living together unmarried. But in a few years a church was built, and the Rev, W. Hughes hearing of this state of things, gave notice that all those persons unmarried, if they would come to the church, he would marry them for nothing. The consequence was - a large number of weddings… more >>
cite as
Moses Heap, My Life and Times, or An Old Man's Memories. In Rossendale Collection, Rawtenstall Public Libraries, 1961, number RC 942 ROS, p. 6–7. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1656928928992 accessed: 12 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersfiddle music leading a wedding procession | performed by a fiddler |
Experience Information
Date/Time | in the middle of the 1830's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:02:09 +0100
Approved on Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:00:41 +0100