Survey of English Dialects recording in Hilton, Shropshire

Description

[Side 1] Ted recalls driving with four horses was common sight locally, talks about ploughing with horses, explains technique, compares local practice with Bridgnorth. [Side 2] Ted recalls ploughing with three horses abreast, talks about mowing by hand in father's day, reflects on introduction of mowing machines and binders, comments on number of farm labourers in past.

Metadata

Identifier bjfk1c9f
IRN 726925
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/2/D160
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/bjfk1c9f
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales)
Creator(s) Ellis, Stanley
Date Jan 1955
Size and Medium [Side 1] 04 min. 44 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 52 sec.

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