Survey of English Dialects recording in Empingham, Rutland
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Empingham, Rutland
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D184
Site Location(s): Place name - Empingham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom( 52.675, -0.59276 )
Date(s): May 1957
Language: English
Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 55 sec.; [Side 2] 05 min. 16 sec.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726563
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Empingham, Rutland
2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Empingham, Rutland
Description
[Side 1] John and Albert briefly compare farming now and in past, Albert recalls well-respected boss (Master Charles), tells anecdote about being asked to help neighbouring farmer whose waggoner was ill. [Side 2] Albert describes being asked to take part in local ploughing match and winning several prizes, John recalls popularity of ploughing matches in past, comment tractors replaced cart-horses locally but still used on Fens, brief discussion of sheep farming and sheep-dogs, John tells anecdote about pet jackdaw frequently getting in house and pulling tail of father's sheep-dog much to father's consternation.
Biography or history
John b. Ketton, aged 86, local school till aged 11, lived in Empingham since childhood; father b. Ketton, waggoner; mother b. Ketton; wife b. nr. Stamford, domestic servant. Ann b. nr. Stamford, aged 85, local school till aged 11, in domestic service locally until marriage incl. 5 years in Sleaford; father b. Greetham, farm worker; mother b. Stamford; husband b. Ketton, farm worker. Albert b. Empingham, aged 82.
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78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium
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