Cabinet: Kersall Cell. In manuscript on reverse: Kersall Cell, Lower Broughton. This famous hermitage was founded A.D. 1154. Here was composed and written the Christmas hymn Christians Awake by John Byrom who was born in 1691 and died 1763. The music was composed by John Wainwright of Stockport who called the tune Stockport. The grand old hymn was written in 1750 for a Christmas present to his favourite daughter Dolly. The original manuscript is in Chethams College somewhat crumpled by being carried in Miss Dolly's pocket, but still in good preservation. Photo May 1885.
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Cabinet: Kersall Cell. In manuscript on reverse: Kersall Cell, Lower Broughton. This famous hermitage was founded A.D. 1154. Here was composed and written the Christmas hymn Christians Awake by John Byrom who was born in 1691 and died 1763. The music was composed by John Wainwright of Stockport who called the tune Stockport. The grand old hymn was written in 1750 for a Christmas present to his favourite daughter Dolly. The original manuscript is in Chethams College somewhat crumpled by being carried in Miss Dolly's pocket, but still in good preservation. Photo May 1885.
Date of work:
1885
Reference number:
GB124.DPA/D128/1/2
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Record number:
7617802