Crown Court Church of Scotland
(Presbyterian) Covent Garden, London WC2
Wednesday 6 July 2011 at 1.10 pm
Selected Folksong Arrangements – Benjamin Britten
Vocalise from 14 Songs Op 34 – Sergey Rachmaninov
Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille – Jacques Offenbach
Quando m’en vo’ soletta from La Bohème – Giacomo Puccini
Je veux vivre dans ce rêve from Roméo et Juliette – Charles Gounod
Admission free – retiring collection
This year we will once again be opening the church to visitors during June, July and August on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 11:30am and 2:30pm, and on Thursdays between 11:30am and 1pm. We need volunteers to show people around, and for security reasons, it is important that we have two people on duty every day. If you are able to give some time to help keep the church open, please contact Margaret Ross or add your name to the rota on the notice board in the hall.
We will also be participating in London Open House weekend on 17 and 18 September, so in due course we will also be looking for volunteers to help out on these two days.
James Braidwood is today honoured as the father of modern fire fighting. He died 150 years ago on 22 June 1861 in the fire at Cotton’s Wharf on Tooley Street, which was seen as the greatest fire since the Great Fire of London. His funeral a week later on 29 June 1861 drew huge crowds: some say the procession stretched for a mile and a half.
Perhaps less well known is that James Braidwood was an elder here at Crown Court, and his daughters were teachers in our Sunday School. The preacher at his funeral was Reverend Dr John Cummings, at that time Minister of Crown Court.
During the service on 26 June, we will pay tribute to the life of James Braidwood. We will be joined by representatives of various fire fighting organisations, and we also hope to welcome Jezebel, a 1916 vintage engine, although she will have to remain outside in Russell Street!
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