Henry Croswell et al. in St Bartholomew's Church, Moor Lane, City of London - 14 November, 1875, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 44:
O[rgan]. – Good, old, in the West Gallery!
C[hoir]. – Eight men and fourteen boys but the organ was too far off for them!
[The congregation numbered] 60 – There were many poor and girls who were noisy behind.
[…]
M[iscellaneous]. – It is High Church and correct.
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 44. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546966059616 accessed: 7 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Bartholomew's Church Moor Lane |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 14 November, 1875, 07:00 PM |
| Duration | 1 hours 15 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.