Search

Contact us

 

Slide sets

Slides

Other images

People

Organisations

Events

Locations

Hardware

Texts

Keywords

Collections

[Magic lantern exhibition] (lantern entertainment, Sheerness, Kent, England, 23 January 1883)

Type of event
lantern entertainment
Full title
Magic lantern exhibition
Date
23 January 1883
Time of day
evening
Audience
teachers and friends
Slide set shown at this event

John Ploughman's pictures (generic set title – 2 different versions are known)

People linked to event

WHITBREAD, Reverend W.H.  (fl. 1880s) – lecturer

Organisations linked to event
Reference
‘Intelligence’ in Sunday School Chronicle

“Sheerness - Bethel Chapel Sunday Schools - The annual services were held in the School-room, Hope-street, Mile Town, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, January 23, 24, 25. The room was tastefully decorated for the occasion. On the first evening, which was as usual set apart for the teachers and friends, the Rev. W. H. Whitbread gave a selection of readings from John Ploughman's Pictures, illustrated by dissolving views. On the second and third - the children's evenings - dissolving views were exhibited, illustrative of 'The Wanderings of Little Nell,' and 'John Tregenoweth; his Mark,' Mr. W. T. Rule, superintendent of Mile Town School, and Mr. W. Jones giving the readings. About 1,300 attended on the three evenings.”

Lucerna ID 7002545

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 27 December 2014

How to cite this record: all the information in Lucerna is freely available for use for any legal non-commercial purpose. If you use any of the information or any images from this page, please credit Lucerna in the following (or an equivalent) style:

  Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource, lucerna.exeter.ac.uk, item 7002545. Accessed 12 December 2024.

All Lucerna data is published in good faith as the latest known version of the information, but without any guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. If you can correct or add to our information, or supply any images, please Contact us.