Henry Croswell et al. in St Clement's Church, Notting Hill, London - 1 June, 1884, 07:00 PM

from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 395:

Whitsun-day.  Got there early.

[…]

O[rgan]. – Small, ordinary, nicely played.

H[ymns]. – A & M.  "Pleasant are Thy courts …" and "Above the starry spheres …"

C[hoir]. – 12 boys, 2 elderly men.  Nice, simple congregational singing.

[…]

[The congregation numbered] 700 – […] Few males, no boys, many poor, all most attentive.

S[ermon]. – Didn't stop[.]

cite as

Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 395. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1553098444708 accessed: 29 March, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)

location of experience: St Clement's Church, Notting Hill, London

Listeners

Henry Croswell
assurance clerk, Sunday School teacher
1840-1893

Listening to

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Anglican church music performed by the choir and organist of St Clement's Church Notting Hill
'Pleasant are Thy courts above'
written by Walter Bond Gilbert
performed by the choir and organist of St Clement's Church Notting Hill
hymns selected from 'Hymns A&M' performed by the choir and organist of St Clement's Church Notting Hill
'Above the starry spheres' performed by the choir and organist of St Clement's Church Notting Hill

Experience Information

Date/Time 1 June, 1884, 07:00 PM
Duration 50 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. ‘Hymns Ancient and Modern for use in the Services of the Church’ (1861; Appendix, 1868; Second edition, 1875; Supplement, 1889) was envisaged as an anthology of the best hymns available and became the most widely-used hymnbook in the Church of England during the late nineteenth century. William Henry Monk (1823–89) was musical editor.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:14:05 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:29:00 +0100