Henry Croswell et al. in Christ Church, Blackfriar's Road, Southwark, London - 22 October, 1876, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 92:
O[rgan]. – It is modern but not in the Chancel.
C[hoir]. – Ten boys and six men surpliced. They were good singers and well behaved.
[The congregation numbered] 500 – "Young men and maidens, old men and children".
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 92. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547134010923 accessed: 22 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of Christ Church Southwark |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 22 October, 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.