Sound Recordings, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Sound Recordings, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A253r
Creator(s): Lewis, Wendy Hilary
Site Location(s): Subject - Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom( 52.868, -1.20558 ); Subject - Costock, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom( 52.8321, -1.14807 )
Date(s): [1973-1974]
Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 65' 06".
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414302
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
?Collector reads from W. A. Clouston's 'The Book of Noodles: Stories of Simpletons, or, Fools and their Follies' (1888) - blason populaire associated with the town of Gotham, and the Fools/Men of Gotham; also reference to penning the cuckoo, moonrakers, 'The Merry Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham' (1840), edited by James Halliwell, Alfred Stapleton's 'All About the Merry Tales of Gotham' (1900) [collector lists 20 tales contained within this book], and references to stories in other publications. [Tr. 2]
Albert Sharp, recorded in Gotham, talking about local inhabitants acting out games/stories of Gotham in the time of King John; also relates stories of a grasshopper, pig on the wall, penning the cuckoo, rolling cheeses, drowning an eel, a cow on a grass roof. [Tr. 3]
Mrs. Poulson, recorded in Costock, relates tales of Gotham as told to her by her grandfather: cow on the roof, rolling cheese, three-legged stool, penning the cuckoo; also reference to the people of Gotham pretending to be mad, to prevent King John hunting on their land. [Tr. 4]
Mrs. Smith talks about the cuckoo bush (where the men of Gotham caged the cuckoo), Cheese Hill, moonraking; reads her own poem about King John in Nottingham and Gotham; and cites her father's saying that more fools pass through than live in Gotham. [Tr. 5]
Access and usage
Reproduction
Access
This material has not yet been assessed under Data Protection and/or other relevant legislation that may limit the access that can be provided. Cultural Collections staff will need to review the material before the access level(s) can be determined. Limits on access may include items being closed, being only available for viewing onsite and/or limitations on copying or photography.
This material is in copyright. Photocopies or digital images can be supplied by the Library for research or private study. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.
Physical and technical conditions
9.5cm/sec. Low recording level.
Not all items have a specific location so additional searches will be requiredThe filter at the top right of the map can be used to filter on sub-collection locations