Survey of English Dialects recording in Elsdon, Northumberland. Survey of English Dialects recording in Wark, Northumberland
Description
[Side 1] Simey recounts story of murder in 1791 of Elsdon shopkeeper, Margaret Crozier, and of subsequent pursuit and eventual hanging of culprit, William Winter: man, two women and 'cuddy' [= donkey] spotted by 'herd' [= shepherd] while eating on local hillside, gang then robbed and attacked shopkeeper on 'The Raa' [= The Row] returning later to kill her, herd reported sighting and gang were pursued, man finally arrested in Throckley, tried and hanged at Newcastle, body taken and hung from 'gibbet' [= gallows] on hilltop overlooking The Raa; Winters Gibbet, now with wooden head, still stands on same spot. [Side 2] Anty tells series of anecdotes about local characters.
Metadata
| Identifier | hb8z2tkw |
| IRN | 726845 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D080 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/hb8z2tkw |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 12 Feb 1953-21 Mar 1953 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 10 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 56 sec. |