Henry Croswell et al. in St Columba Church, Haggerston - 26 January, 1873, 10:30 AM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 6:
C[hoir]. – Men and boys surpliced
[The congregation numbered] 25
[...]
M[iscellaneous]. – It is "Catholic" but not attractive with bad singing in a grand church.
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546945909770 accessed: 19 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by St Columba Church Choir |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 26 January, 1873, 10:30 AM |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| 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.