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agriculture7
community life7
food7
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manners and customs7
nature7
occupations7
food crops6
animals5
culture5

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Tammivaara, Irmeli3
Bury, Jack2
Tall, William2
Wharton, Colin S2
Adcock, Mr1
Bachelor, Danny1
Baker, Alice1
Baker, Charles Albert1
Barber, Ernest Herbert1
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Webber of Craze Lowman [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A691r] talks about travelling to school by horse and trap; road menders and stone breakers; Christmas; ashen faggots (fuel); Harvest Festival; ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Alice Baker, recorded at Pymore on the 17 July 1975 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A673r]; talks about March dust storms; floods of 1912 and 1950s; the condition of local (dro...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967-1968

Jack Bury, recorded in Winderton; talks about harvesting methods - fagging, tying sheaves and leaving to stand for three bells (i.e. three Sundays); discusses a ?sheppick (hay fork); labour force on t...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967

Danny Bachelor, recorded at home in Ratley, describes a plant remedy for shingles (used c. 1900); describes cattle cures; mesmerising chickens; breaking eggs; charming animals (horses); use of saltpet...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

June 1974

[Collector announcement]; May Hard, recorded in Pymore on 13 June 1974; talks about her father's job as a blacksmith, shoes for horses and donkeys, cart repairs, making harrows, repairing/sharpening p...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1974

[Collector announcement]; Mary Dawson, recorded in Doddington on the 8 July 1974; recollects her childhood in Doddington; marriage; children; skating matches; changes to the village; trandling for bir...

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Sound Recordings, Salop, Cheshire and Staffordshire

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1966

Mr. R. Morris, recorded in Llanymynech (Salop) on the 26 September 1966; talks about types of plough; waggoners; ploughing (matches); corn stacks; haymaking - use of horse mower, turning, making cocks...

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