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Sound Recording, London
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
1974
Susan Carr [studying French at the University of Leeds], recorded in Abbey Wood on the 30 January 1974; sings and discusses a parody of the song 'Don't Go Down the Mine Dad', 'Don't Jump Off the Roof ...
Topping Out Ceremony
July 1967
Topping out ceremony at a new block of flats near Swiss Cottage, London. The ceremony is traditional in the building industry, and marks either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in t...
Sound Recording, Isle of Man
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
October 1958
[Collector announcement]; John Teare, recorded in Andreas; talks about the use of horses in farming; tractors and farm mechanisation; thatched roofs (houses) and the cost of maintenance; comments on l...
Sound Recordings, Hampshire and Wiltshire
Kylstra, Henk E; Wright, John T
1960-1961
William Blake, recorded in Hambledon by Henk Kylstra; talks about his work as a shepherd during the years 1919-1958; the village of Hambledon past and present; schooling; work as a shepherd boy on lea...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Hampshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E
1957-1961
[Announcement by Henk Kylstra]; Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes in July 1957, by John Wright; talks about work with horses and waggon, on leaving school aged eleven; agricultural wages; ploug...
Sound Recordings, Kent
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1958-1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Joiner, recorded in Staple in December 1958; talks about storing apples in earth; first thatching job, aged fifteen/sixteen; describes thatch sewn onto barn roofs; hi...