Survey of English Dialects recording in Whitwell, Isle of Wight
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Whitwell, Isle of Wight
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D293
Site Location(s): Place name - Whitwell, Niton, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom( 50.5984, -1.2642 )
Date(s): Apr 1959
Language: English
Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 47 sec.; [Side 2] 05 min. 08 sec.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726672
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Whitwell, Isle of Wight
2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Whitwell, Isle of Wight
Description
[Side 1] Mr Sheath compares ploughing and sowing now and in past, discusses reaping by hand, explains practice of setting up mown crops in 'hile' [= sheaves of corn set up in field to dry], discusses building and thatching 'rick' [= stack of corn/hay] incl. importance of keeping water out, reflects on impact of combine harvesters and tractors. [Side 2] Mrs. Sheath reflects on changes in village, mentions buildings pulled down and new houses, describes typical day keeping house for father and at home, recalls looking after father for 15 years incl. frequent daily visits to cook and clean and staying up all night during illness.
Biography or history
Mr Sheath b. Whitwell, aged 65; local school, whole life in Whitwell; father b. Whitwell, farm worker; mother b. Whitwell, farm worker; wife b. Whitwell. Mrs. Sheath b. Whitwell, aged 60; local school, whole life in Whitwell; father b. Whitwell, farm worker; mother b. Whitwell, farm worker; husband b. Whitwell.
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78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium
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