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Sound Recordings, Berkshire, Surrey, Essex and West Sussex
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...
Sound Recordings, West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire and East Sussex
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959
[Collector announcement]; Harry Prior, recorded in East Harting (West Sussex) in June 1959; talks about Sussex farm waggons; harvesting and building a stack; thatching a haystack; local parkland; info...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Shaw, David H
1959-1960
Alf Odell, recorded in Gravenhurst in November 1959; describes the process of thatching a haystack/rick; his working clothes and the tools used [ Bert Kefford and Doris Kefford join in]; Mr. Kefford a...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
1958
George Codd, recorded in Barton-upon-Humber; talks about working on commercial freight river boats, the positions he has held and the pay he has received; captaining his own boat; sailing a keel boat;...
Sound Recording, North Lincolnshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
1958
George Codd [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A557r], recorded in Barton-upon-Humber; talks about the extent of his commercial sailing experience; preference for river over canal work; racing to deliver c...
Sound Recordings, North Lincolnshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
August 1958
George Howson, recorded at Barton-upon-Humber, describes working as a fire man on commercial freight river boats sailing from Ferriby Sluice; names the boats sailing from this point to locations in Hu...
Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
August 1958
Harry Osgodby, recorded at South Ferriby ; relates a number of anecdotes concerning his working life (road work, harvesting); talks about working with horses, and describes a working day. [Tr. 7] Ma...