Sound Recordings, Somerset

Description

Female informant relates stories regarding local old women; the arrival of the Methodists; and a young man riding a horse. Miss Pavey of Walford, recorded 2 April 1969, talks about tunnels to caves [?location]. Mr. White of Chaffcombe, recorded 5 April 1969, talks about a ghost at a doctor's surgery; Mary Hunt's grave; sticking a pin in a chimney to keep witches away. Mr. Harvey of Chaffcombe, recorded 9 April 1969, relates black dog legend; sound of horses' hooves on road to Ilminster; angels portending bad luck; Mary Hunt; rebuilding Moolham Church - stones taken down by night; underground passages and tunnels in the area; unidentified lights; local witch; pirate swag in a church at Abbotsbury. Mr. Perry of Abbotsbury (Dorset), recorded in his cider factory at Dowlish Wake, talks about Mary Hunt; Jack-the-Lantern; moving lights on the road to Chillingham; tunnels built by monks; smuggled goods; black dog. Mrs. Perry [no relation to Mr. Perry], of Dowlish Wake, talks about Mary Hunt's grave; rebuilding of church and removal of stones at night; tunnels. Jack Holland of Kingstone talks about tunnels and caves, and the robbing of coaches on the Fosse Way. Mr. Summerhays of Oxenford talks about Mary Hunt's ghost; tunnels/passages [Tr. 1]; rebuilding of church and removal of stones at night; great-great grandfather at Windwhistle; tunnel from Sea [village]; Bere Mills Lane ghost. Fred Shire of Oxenford talks about Mary Hunt; burned down church; Cricket Court. Tom Ashford of Kingstone talks about ghosts; Moolham Church, built by day, taken down by night; Mary Hunt's grave; Jack-the-Lantern. Mrs. Board of Dowlish Wake talks about Mary Hunt's grave at Oxenford crossroads, and ghost; murder at Knowle St Giles; Moolham Church; haunted house and ghost - personal experience; tunnels; dungeon said to hold the Devil; hanging place at Kingstone; dancing bears and circus visiting the village. Mr. E. Hallet of Moolham talks about church built by day and dismantled by night - theories that parishioners at Dowlish Wake responsible, or fairies; apparitions; Mary Churchill (last woman hanged at Taunton); hauntings at Sea[village]; local curse on hill at Moolham; tunnel to church; Dick Turpinlegend; reference to moonrakers legend. [Tr. 2]. Mr. Hallet interview concludes on tape LAVC/SRE/A234r. 3 of 5.

Metadata

Identifier lzm54lp9
IRN 414283
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/A233r
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/lzm54lp9
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Audiotape Sound Recordings
Creator(s) Palmer, Kingsley
Date 1969
Size and Medium 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 96' 41".

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