Survey of English Dialects recording in Oxton, Nottinghamshire
Description
[Side 1] Percy tells series of anecdotes about local farm workers, talks about his ability to deal with difficult horses and describes methods he used, including beating 'tit' [= small horse] with 'besom stave' [= broom handle]. [Side 2] Percy recalls calming horse using 'twitch' [= noose used to restrain horse], mentions meeting mother of deceased farm worker he had known before he joined army.
Metadata
| Identifier | cjj1gbp6 |
| IRN | 726917 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D152 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/cjj1gbp6 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | Feb 1957 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 05 min. 16 sec., [Side 2] 05 min. 16 sec. |