Henry Croswell et al. in Church of St Botolph's Without Bishopsgate, City of London - 9 July, 1876, 06:30 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 78:
O[rgan]. – Large, powerful.
C[hoir]. – Ten men, twelve boys, surpliced who sang an Anthem.
[The congregation numbered] 600 – There were a great many ladies!
[…]
M[iscellaneous]. – It is a successful extreme Broad Church!
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 78. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547123751416 accessed: 25 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music including an anthem | performed by the choir and organist of the church of St Botolph's Without Bishopsgate |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 9 July, 1876, 06:30 PM |
| Duration | 1 hours 20 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.