Several generations of the Mott family had resided at Barningham Hall in North Barningham, Norfolk.
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It is sub-titled "(A Sailor's Song.)", and dedicated to the singers Charles Mott, Harry Barratt, Frederick Henry and Frederick Stewart, following their successful performances of Elgar's The Fringes of the Fleet.