Survey of English Dialects recording in Clun, Shropshire
Description
[Side 1] George recalls almost drowning in local pool, remembers anglers frequently coming from Birmingham in past, comments pool now drained, reflects on favourite jobs on farm, incl. 'a-striking out' [= marking off furrows by ploughing once up and down field], explains how to 'pleach' [= intertwine branches of brushwood to form/repair hedge], discusses techniques and traditional tools used. [Side 2] George talks about harsh winters in past, describes traditional method of making cider, recalls travelling from Clun with mobile cider-mill, tells anecdote about organising football match in local farmer's field and abandoning match when farmer arrived.
Metadata
| Identifier | flfq7nvc |
| IRN | 726926 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D161 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/flfq7nvc |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley, Sykes, Donald Richard |
| Date | Jan 1955 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 24 sec., [Side 2] 03 min. 44 sec. |