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Survey of English Dialects recording in Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D172 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D172

Site Location(s): Place name - Mavesyn Ridware, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom( 52.7702, -1.88274 )

Date(s): 04 Jan 1955

Language: English

Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 42 sec.; [Side 2] 04 min. 34 sec.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726551

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire

2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire

Description

[Side 1] Frank recalls catching particularly impressive hare, describes skinning and curing hare. [Side 2] Frank talks about sheep farming, incl. lambing, dipping, shearing, taking to market, describes annual cycle of 'stockman' [= cattle farmer], recalls walking prize bullock to Lichfield for show.

Biography or history

Frank b. Mavesyn Ridware, aged 64, whole life in Mavesyn Ridware except during WW1; wife b. Rugeley.

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Physical and technical conditions

78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium

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