Henry Croswell et al. in Church of St Edmund, King and Martyr, Lombard Street, City of London - 10 December, 1876, 07:00 PM

from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 97:

O[rgan]. – Good, old and high up in the West gallery.

C[hoir]. – Ten boys, ten men who sung a fine Anthem "Hosannah! Blessed is He that cometh …"  Also included was the Litany of the Four Last things.

[the congregation numbered] 100 – There were a good many young men and maidens.

cite as

Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 97. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547138139838 accessed: 27 April, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)

location of experience: Church of St Edmund, King and Martyr, Lombard Street, City of London

Listeners

Henry Croswell
assurance clerk, Sunday School teacher
1840-1893

Listening to

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Anglican church music performed by the choir and organist of the Church of St Edmund King and Martyr
Litany of the Four Last Things performed by the choir and organist of the Church of St Edmund King and Martyr
'Hosannah! Blessed is He that cometh' performed by choir and organist of the Church of St Edmund King and Martyr

Experience Information

Date/Time 10 December, 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.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:35:40 +0000
Approved on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:48:48 +0100