| Item Description: | "On account of the confined limits of the Parade Ground of the Loyal Newcastle Associated Corps of Volunteer Infantry, it was found necessary to lock the door during the time of drill, to prevent the crowd interfering with the evolutions of the corps. - This circumstance gave rise to the song."--from a parenthetical note within "Blackett's Field by J. Shield of Newcastle" in Rhymes of Northern Bards: Being a Curious Collection of Old and New Songs ... by John Bell. - A slip-song - "Near Blackett's field, sad hovering. - Anonymous. By John Shield. - English Short Title Catalog, T226261. - Reproduction of original from British Library |
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