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'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]