Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Description

The children of Royal Park Primary School, Headingley, Leeds, recorded on the 21 November 1972; talk about poems and writing stories; Christmas presents, trees, decorations; collector talks about Christmas in the United States; the children talk about Christmas food, turkey and wishbones; brothers and sisters; pop music; singing games - children describe and give examples of 'London Bridge is Falling Down', 'Oranges and Lemons', 'Rosy Apples' and 'I met a girl in Italy'. [Tr. 1] The children of Royal Park Primary School, Headingley, Leeds, recorded on the 22 November 1972; talk about jokes; tongue twisters; general conversation; riddles - collector asks the children for answers to riddles. [Tr. 2] The children of Royal Park Primary School, Headingley, Leeds, recorded on the 28 November 1972; talk about dragons; (imaginary) animals; supernatural stories, including the school ghost. The children continue with supernatural stories, including one about Kirkstall Abbey; talk about camping and telling campfire stories; making up stories; ghosts and ghost stories (reference to the school ghost again), ghost sightings; coffins and graveyards/gravestones; the Loch Ness Monster; haunted castles/houses; ghost trains; lucky heather. [Tr. 3] 3 of 3.

Metadata

Identifier dh2rhjvs
IRN 414707
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/A656r
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/dh2rhjvs
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Audiotape Sound Recordings
Creator(s) Thomson, Sydney
Date November 1972
Size and Medium 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 75' 54".

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