Fifth Viscount Torrington in Chepstow Castle, Chepstow - 16 June, 1781
from Tour to the West, 1781, page 27:
One day is not long enough for the proper survey of Tintern Abbey, and of Chepstow Castle. I employ’d 2 hours here, and was happily startled in my reveries, by the distant (puppet-shew) trumpet, which reminded me of ancient chivalry, and made me expect the approach of an armed knight.
cite as
John Byng, Tour to the West, 1781. In C. Bruyn Andrews (ed.), The Torrington Diaries Containing the Tours Throughout England and Wales of the Hon. John Byng (Later Fifth Viscount Torrington) Between the Years 1781 and 1794, volume 1 (London, 1934), p. 27. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546517063608 accessed: 19 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| the distant sound of a trumpet |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 16 June, 1781 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in public, solitary |
Notes
All spelling and punctuation copied from the original.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:04:24 +0000
Approved on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:54:26 +0000