Henry Croswell et al. in The Church of Holy Trinity, Minories, City of London - 19 October, 1879, 11:00 AM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 171:
On the road we passed by Petticoat Lane and Houndsditch with its saturnalia.
[…]
O[rgan]. – Very small in the West Gallery and nicely played. [Parish Church most important gent.]?
C[hoir]. – A few lads and lasses, simple and nice. The organ-blower followed the service attentively!
[The congregation numbered] 12 – Probably curious residents. Alas, it is said that the Church will come down for Railway extensions!
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 171. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1548347051489 accessed: 26 April, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of Holy Trinity Minories |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 19 October, 1879, 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.