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Sunday trading riot
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| English ballads > Politics & government > Sunday trading riot |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74894878 |
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| Description | Lord Grosvenor, in 1855, attempted to introduce a bill to restrict Sunday trading which led to disturbances in Hyde Park.The Sunday trading riot - first line reads: Oh, my friends have you heard of this terrible job. The Sunday trading riot - tune: Vilikins and his Dinah. Ben Bolt - first line reads: Oh don't you remember sweet Alice Ben Bolt. Shells of the ocean - first line reads: One summer eve with pensive thought. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2737 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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