From 1866, the tale of an unusual protest in a New Cross church -deliberately singing loudly and out of tune!
'Unseemly conduct at church
For the last fortnight or three weeks the congregation worshipping at Saint James's Church, Hatcham, have been annoyed by the conduct of a female, determined to make her voice heard above all others in the responses, and in the singing adopting a completely different tune. The cause of this is wholly annoyance to the officiating clergymen and churchwardens, the woman having been removed from some office in the church, since which this unseemly conduct has been displayed; but surely the officials have some means whereby the annoyance and irreverence may be put a stop to'
(Kentish Mercury, June 22, 1866)
St James, Hatcham, built in 1854 - now used as part of Goldsmiths with the church relocated to a new building next door
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