Andrew Reed et al. in Wickliffe Chapel, Commercial Road East, London - October, 1852

from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 287-8:

In the evening we went to the Wickliffe Chapel, Commercial Road, East, Rev. Andrew Reed, D.D., pastor. Dr. Reed was in America several years since, in company with Mr. Matheson, now no more. In the singing exercises, the hymn was lined out. The choir (so called) consisted of several men who occupied a square pew in front of the pulpit The first tune was Dr. Arnold’s Wareham, abridged; the second Was French (Dundee), and the third I knew not, but it was unfit for Congregational use, as it went up to G and dwelt there considerably. No small effort was made by good people around me to …   more >>

cite as

Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 287-8. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1449011557797 accessed: 10 October, 2024

location of experience: Wickliffe Chapel, Commercial Road East, London

Listeners

Andrew Reed
Minister, Pastor
Lowell Mason
Musician, Composer
1792-1872

Listening to

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Wareham
Dundee

Experience Information

Date/Time October, 1852
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by acusworth on Tue, 01 Dec 2015 23:12:38 +0000
Approved on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 13:52:26 +0000