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Sound Recording, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Harry Welshman, recorded in Duloe; talks about his time in the village; agricultural work and wages; leaving school aged fourteen; father's work as a gamekeeper; Army service during World War One; tak...
Sound Recordings, Somerset and Devon
Wakelin, Martyn F
1964
Mr. H. Evett , recorded in Brompton Regis; talks about farm work; time started each day; working with horses; hours of work and wages; tools for hedging; also present is a Mr. A. Gibbs, who talks abou...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Pasanen, Leena
July-August 1971
[Collector announcement]; George Creasy, recorded at home in Framsdenon the 30 July 1971; recites the monologues 'Bill and Bob' and 'Harvest Carting in Suffolk'; talks about his working life on local ...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Pasanen, Leena
12 August 1971
[Collector announcement]; Sam Friend, a retired horseman, recorded in his home in Framsden. George Ewart Evans is also present, and prompts occasionally. Mr. Friend talks about working as a farm lad f...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
1 April 1963
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Wright, recorded at home in South Zeal; talks about ploughing with horses from the age of twelve; transporting people and other loads by horse and cart; wages; wrestli...
Sound Recordings, Ireland
Taylor, Barry Roy
July 1975
Irish dance music and song recordings, featuring fiddle and uillean pipe playing. Compilation of the collector's field recordings, made in Miltown Malbay (County Clare). The fiddle and pipe playing ar...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
March 1963
[Collector announcement]; Francis Lobb, recorded in St Ewe on the 29 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; discussion of left-...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...
Sound Recordings, Powys
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)
[1960s]
Bert Williams, recorded in Builth Wells [undated]; talks about the town as it was in his youth; describes various buildings, including a gatehouse, temperance houses, cattle market, brewery, Masonic H...
Sound Recordings, Warwickshire
Siporin, Rae Lee
June 1965
[Collector announcement]; Bella Green, recorded in Nether Whitacre; talks about her childhood; working in service at a farm in Coleshill; farm work - hoeing, digging, carting, harvesting; horse raking...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F; Wright, John T
1958-1963
[Collector announcement]; Francis Lobb, recorded by Stanley Ellis in St Ewe on the 29 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; di...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Stigell, Ossi
1976
[Collector announcement]; Mr. Oldridge of Sampford Peverell talks about his work as a greenkeeper; farming and the changes brought about through mechanisation; the village's changing population; his f...