Henry Croswell et al. in St Ann's Church, Stamford Hill, East London - 12 June, 1881, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 259:
O[rgan]. – Medium, well played.
H[ymns]. – A. & M. which has just been introduced.
C[hoir]. – Unsurpliced, of lads, boys and men.
[The congregation numbered] 450 – […] The large new poor nighbourhood [sic] don't come here.
S[ermon]. – We didn't stop.
[…]
M[iscellaneous]. – We asked after some time to have seats but were refused.
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 259. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1551350269846 accessed: 7 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Ann's Church Stamford Hill |
| hymns selected from 'Hymns A&M' | performed by the choir and organist of St Ann's Church Stamford Hill |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 12 June, 1881, 07:00 PM |
| Duration | 40 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.