Henry Croswell et al. in Holy Trinity Church, Club Row, Shoreditch, East End of London - 26 September, 1875, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 36:
H[ymns]. – These were played by the Vicar's Wufe [sic].
C[hoir]. – Ten boys and one lad.
[The congregation numbered] 35 – Of these there were four lads who went to sleep. There were only two old men, and one simpleton collected. Three left during the sermon.
[...]
M[iscellaneous]. – The hymns were simple and good and the singing good.
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 36. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546959872420 accessed: 7 December, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersAnglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of Holy Trinity Church Shoreditch |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 26 September, 1875, 07:00 PM |
Duration | 1 hours 30 minutes |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Henry Croswell (1840–93) kept a record of his visits to churches in London over a period of more than twelve years (1872–85). He made methodical notes about the number of clergy, the churchmanship, the congregation, the sermon and the church architecture, as well as commenting on the music that he heard (the organ, the hymns and the choir). The above listening experience has been extracted from one of these records.