Henry Croswell et al. in St Paul's Church, Walworth, London - 21 March, 1880, 06:45 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 196:
[…] with a Litany for Lent.
[…]
O[rgan]. – Ordinary.
H[ymns]. – The People's Hymnal. Two of the hymns were in my H., A. & M.
C[hoir]. – Twelve men, young (gentlemen). There were two fine tenors. Sixteen lads, educated.
[The congregation numbered] 800 – Quite full, … more >>
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 196. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1549129125557 accessed: 20 April, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Paul's Church Walworth |
| hymns selected from the 'People's Hymnal' | performed by the choir and organist of St Paul's Church Walworth |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 21 March, 1880, 06:45 PM |
| Duration | 1 hours 35 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. 'The People's Hymnal' was compiled by Richard Frederick Littledale (1833-90) in 1867. Littledale was a prominent Tractarian, translator and writer of hymns, and editor of hymnals.