Henry Croswell et al. in St Alban's Church, Wood Street, City of London - 30 January, 1876, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 57:
O[rgan]. – Good, well played by the organist in a surplice. He is paid eighty guineas a year!
C[hoir]. – Twelve boys and ten men, paid well! and well behaved.
[The congregation numbered] 180 – I think this is wonderful for a City Church.
[…]
M[iscellaneous]. – This is a moderate High Church - a City Church kept in excellent condition and a model for others!
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 57. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547034267364 accessed: 7 October, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by choir and organist of St Alban's Church Wood Street |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 30 January, 1876, 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.