Survey of English Dialects recording in Lyonshall, Herefordshire
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Lyonshall, Herefordshire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D191
Site Location(s): Place name - Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom( 52.198, -2.97467 )
Date(s): 20 Jun 1952
Language: English
Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 13 sec.; [Side 2] 04 min. 26 sec.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726570
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Lyonshall, Herefordshire
2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Lyonshall, Herefordshire
Description
[Side 1] Charles recalls having to retire from gardening due to sciatica, tells series of anecdotes about subsequent experiences as chimney sweep. [Side 2] Charles recalls threshing by hand and talks about casual farm work, incl. drinking up to 10 quarts of cider a day, describes typical day threshing, 5am start and 5 mile walk to farm, took 1 hour to raise steam in threshing machine before 7am whistle to alert farm workers, breakfast at 9am, lists typical food eaten at work.
Biography or history
Charles b. Lyonshall, aged 76, local school till aged 14, whole life in Lyonshall; father b. Shropshire; mother b. Lyonshall; wife b. Lyonshall.
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78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium
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