Sound Recordings, [Cheshire]
Description
Annie Lownds talks about working at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, before it was a museum - hours of work, pay, work (weaving) techniques and process. [Tr. 6] Mary Wolstenholme and her sister, Nellie, talk about working at Quarry Bank Mill, before it was a museum - working conditions, walking to work. [Tr. 7] Ray Russell, Assistant Manager of the Styal Estate, talks about Quarry Bank Mill as a museum - preparation of the site and the maintenance of the buildings. [Tr. 8] Annie Lownds describes a working day producing calico at Quarry Bank Mill. [Tr. 9] Dennis Humphries talks about the opening of the mill as a museum [in ?June 1977] and Phase One of the development of the museum, including the establishment of public access routes and a reception area, exhibitions and displays. Recorded at the mill. [Tr. 10] [Collector announces the name of the informant at the end of each recording.]
Metadata
| Identifier | cfxtd5qn |
| IRN | 414084 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A034 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/cfxtd5qn |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Price, Sarah M |
| Date | August 1977 |
| Size and Medium | 1 audiocassette., Duration: 39' 30". |