Henry Croswell et al. in St Matthew's Church, City Road, Islington, London - 11 July, 1874, 11:00 AM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 24:
C[hoir]. – Men and boys surpliced. The services are choral.
[The congregation numbered] 600
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 24. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546951697799 accessed: 1 September, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersAnglican church music | performed by the choir of St Matthew's Church City Road |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 11 July, 1874, 11:00 AM |
Duration | 1 hours 30 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.