Catherine Talbot in St Paul's Cathedral, London - 3 November, 1751

from Journal of Catherine Talbot: correspondence, journals and verses 1735 – 1769, pages fol. 31r:

I like Sundays here extremly. One has much Leisure, & a Nobly Solemn Service Morning & afternoon. The Full Anthems Echoing thro that Vast Dome & the Magnificence of the Place are Strikingly Fine.

cite as

Catherine Talbot, Journal of Catherine Talbot: correspondence, journals and verses 1735 – 1769. In The British Library, number Add MS 4669, p. fol. 31r. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1674998636653 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: St Paul's Cathedral, London

Listeners

Catherine Talbot
Essayist, letter writer, polymath
1721-1770

Listening to

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Church anthems performed by choir of St Paul's Cathedral London

Experience Information

Date/Time 3 November, 1751
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Journal entry by Catherine Talbot dated 3 November 1751. Original spellings, punctuation and capitalisation retained.


Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:23:56 +0000
Approved on Thu, 11 May 2023 15:36:54 +0100