Henry Croswell et al. in St Anne's Church, Poole Street, Seven Sisters Road, Islington, London - 11 January, 1880, 07:00 PM

from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 182:

O[rgan]. – Fine, large, the organist surpliced.

H[ymns]. – Church Hymns and an Anthem.

C[hoir]. – Ten men and twelve boys surpliced.  A Cathedral service and good singing

[Congregation] 800 of the average lower middle class.  They came in very late but most "reserve seats".

cite as

Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 182. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1549019583370 accessed: 15 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)

location of experience: St Anne's Church, Poole Street, Seven Sisters Road, Islington, London

Listeners

Henry Croswell
assurance clerk, Sunday School teacher
1840-1893

Listening to

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hymns selected from 'Church Hymns' performed by the choir and organist of St Anne's Church Poole Street
Anglican church music including an anthem performed by the choir and organist of St Anne's Church Poole Street

Experience Information

Date/Time 11 January, 1880, 07:00 PM
Duration 1 hours 25 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. ‘Church Hymns’ (1871) and ‘Church Hymns with Tunes’ (1874) were publications of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S.P.C.K.), under the musical editorship of Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). This collection was the most successful of the competitors to ‘Hymns Ancient and Modern’ in the late nineteenth century, containing a larger number of hymns overall, and more hymns specifically intended for children and young people.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:13:03 +0000
Approved on Sat, 04 Jul 2020 07:56:36 +0100