A writer for the Church Times et al. in St Michael's Church, Wood Street, City of London - between 8 September, 1878, 06:45 PM and 12 December, 1879
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 126:
O[rgan]. – Fine, well played - in the West gallery.
AT WORK
2 professional men in the Choir with fine voices.
3 professional women, badly behaved.
9 Charity boys awestruck at the two adults' fine singing.
2 Pewopeners. One put herself into a seat.
1 Beadle leading the singing and a grand cure.
AT CHURCH
4 strangers.
3 young men, perhaps warehousemen.
4 women whom I … more >>
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 126. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547479084797 accessed: 7 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Bishop of Bedford 1879-88, Bishop of Wakefield 1888-97, devotional writer, hymnist […]
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Michael's Church Wood Street |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between 8 September, 1878, 06:45 PM and 12 December, 1879 |
| 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 experiences have been extracted from one of these records.