West gallery music, also known as Georgian psalmody, is named after 18th century choir galleries constructed at the west end of churches, which were mostly removed during the 19th century.
West gallery music, also known as Georgian psalmody, refers to the sacred music (metrical psalms, with a few hymns and anthems) sung and played in English parish churches, as well as nonconformist chapels, from 1700 to around 1850. The term "west gallery" derives from the wooden galleries which in the 18th century were constructed at the west end of typical churches, and from which gallery the choir would perform. Victorians disapproved of the Georgian galleries, and most were removed during restorations in the 19th century. 
