Henry Croswell et al. in St Jude's Church, St Georges Road, Southwark, London - 1 February, 1885, 06:45 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 421:
Got there just as service was beginning.
[…]
O[rgan]. – by Gray, 1825, played by Vicar's son. Instrument old and wheezy. Moved from West to East end.
H[ymns]. – Bickers, a dissenting selection.
C[hoir]. – "Voluntary". I should think so. It would be dear at any price. Young men and [?] in choir stalls.
[The congregation numbered] 160 i.e. 100 downstairs and 60 in the galleries (400 of these … more >>
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 421. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1553327005053 accessed: 22 January, 2025 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Hymns selected from the 'Hymnal Companion' | |
| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Jude's Church St George's Road |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1 February, 1885, 06:45 PM |
| Duration | 45 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. ‘Bickers’ refers to ‘The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer’ (1870, rev. 1877; and in a revised edition with tunes, 1890) compiled by Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825–1906).