Moses Heap in Goodshaw, Rossendale, Lancashire - 10 May, 1854

from My Life and Times, or An Old Man's Memories, page 37:

On Crawshawbooth fair-day, 1854 (that would be Whit-Tuesday) at the Baptist Chapel, Goodshaw, “Handel’s Oratorio,” “Messiah” was performed. The great tenor, Tom Parker was one of the principals present.

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. 37. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1657014967329 accessed: 23 December, 2024

location of experience: Goodshaw, Rossendale, Lancashire

Listeners

Moses Heap
millworker, yeast dealer
1824-1913

Listening to

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Messiah
written by George Frideric Handel
performed by Tom Parker

Experience Information

Date/Time 10 May, 1854
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:56:07 +0100
Approved on Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:17:10 +0100