Title

'The Flower Sermon in St. Catherine Cree Church', c1872. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The Flower Sermon in St. Catherine Cree Church', c1872. Service in the guild church of St Katharine Cree in the City of London. During the 'annual flower sermon on Whit-Monday, which is largely attended: the congregation all wear flowers, and a large bouquet is placed on the pulpit before the preacher'. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1872

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D50_170

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,0Mb (3,4Mb) / 19,4in x 12,6in / 5814 x 3789 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature city London England people interior indoors job religious flower flowers plant country religion occupation British English church traditional tradition annual Christianity location Victorian century congregation city of london Britain profession inside concept typical B&W MONOCHROME publication 19th century black & white black and white B W publisher nineteenth century The Print Collector sermon TGN Old and New London Cassell Unknown Thornbury Cassell & Company Ltd George Walter Thornbury George Walter Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company Flower Sermon St Katharine Cree George Walter Thornbury