Frederick Bridge
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Sir John Frederick Bridge was an English organist, composer, teacher and writer.
Bridge in 1897
Bridge aged nine
Bridge's house in Little Cloisters, Westminster Abbey
"Westminster Bridge" by "Spy", 1904
The coronation of Edward VII and his wife, Alexandra, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 9 August 1902. Originally scheduled
Frederick Bridge
…public, Bridge became known for organising the music, and composing some of it, for great state occasions, notably Queen Victoria's jubilee (1887), the Coronation of King Edward VII (1902), the national memorial service for Edward VII (1910), George V's coronation (1911), and the reinauguration of Henry VII's Chapel as the chapel…
The King and Queen in their coronation robes
The King and Queen leaving for their coronation from Buckingham Palace
The moment of crowning in the coronation service; painting by Edwin Austin Abbey
The anointing of Queen Alexandra; painting by Laurits Tuxen