Mary Berry in London, England - 8 July, 1809, at night
from Diary of Mary Berry, 8 July 1809, page 385:
Just after I went to bed, the drums beat for a great fire in Conduit Street, which so waked and hurried one’s spirits, that I slept little. Mr. Frederick North’s house completely burnt down.
cite as
Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 8 July 1809. In Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 2 (London, 1865), p. 385. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1542034883105 accessed: 14 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| sound of fire drums |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 8 July, 1809, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
Hon. Frederick North, politician and colonial administrator, was later fifth Earl of Guilford.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:01:24 +0000
Approved on Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:34:27 +0000