Henry Croswell et al. in Church of St Sepulchre, Snow Hill, Holborn, London - 12 March, 1876, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 62:
O[rgan]. – Fine and grand. The service was well played.
C[hoir]. – Ladies and gentlemen and Charity children.
[The congregation numbered] 400 – I thought it all wanted some life! It was a dull, heavy service.
[…]
M[iscellaneous]. – It is very Low Church.
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 62. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547037337873 accessed: 15 September, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Sepulchre Church |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 12 March, 1876, 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.