Caroline Powys in Matlock Bath - in the middle of 1757

from Journal of a Tour into Yorkshire and Derbyshire, 1757, page 31:

At two the bell rings for dinner, and, as before said, ease without unnecessary ceremony reigns here. Every one sits down without any form, those who come first by the rule taking the uppermost seats at the long table. There is a gallery for a band of music, who play the whole time of meals.

cite as

Caroline Powys, Journal of a Tour into Yorkshire and Derbyshire, 1757. In Emily J. Climenson (ed.), Passages from the Diaries of Mrs. Philip Lybbe Powys of Hardwick House, Oxon. A.D. 1756 to 1808 (London, 1899), p. 31. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1516717989546 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Matlock Bath

Listeners

Caroline Powys
1739-1817

Listening to

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Music to accompany meals

Experience Information

Date/Time in the middle of 1757
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:33:09 +0000
Approved on Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:09:51 +0000