Henry Croswell et al. in All Saints' Church, Norfolk Square, Paddington, London - 24 April, 1881, 06:35 PM

from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 252:

[Croswell recorded that the service began at 6pm, but] We got there at 6.35 at the hymn before the Sermon.

[…]

O[rgan]. – Fine, inside the East Gallery.  I saw a Notice "Organist wanted" here in the Church Times.

H[ymns]. – A. & M., an ordinary Easter selection.

C[hoir]. – Good, surpliced and well behaved.

[The congregation numbered] 400 – Doubtless, there are only few in the evening …   more >>

cite as

Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 252. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1551285562630 accessed: 25 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)

location of experience: All Saints' Church, Norfolk Square, Paddington, 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 All Saints' Church Norfolk Square
Easter hymns selected from 'Hymns A&M' performed by the choir and organist of All Saints' Church Norfolk Square

Experience Information

Date/Time 24 April, 1881, 06:35 PM
Duration 35 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. ‘Hymns Ancient and Modern for use in the Services of the Church’ (1861; Appendix, 1868; Second edition, 1875; Supplement, 1889) was envisaged as an anthology of the best hymns available and became the most widely-used hymnbook in the Church of England during the late nineteenth century. William Henry Monk (1823–89) was musical editor.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:39:23 +0000
Approved on Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:22:55 +0100