Survey of English Dialects recording in Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire
Description
[Side 1] Bill talks about cutting and 'pleaching' [= repairing] hedges, lists different bushes and explains hedging techniques, describes farm work incl. working with horses and cattle, ditching, 'thacking' [= thatching] and 'soughing' [= laying/clearing drainage ditches], discusses foxes and badgers and planting of 'cover' [= shelter for game] and 'earth' [= fox's den]. [Side 2] Bill recalls time when local Major's favourite terrier had to be rescued from earth, remembers losing puppy in earth, discusses breeding of hounds and expertise of huntsmen.
Metadata
| Identifier | d15msqr1 |
| IRN | 726914 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D149 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/d15msqr1 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | May 1956 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 26 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 48 sec. |