Sound Recordings, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Nottingamshire

Description

Charles Swindles, recorded in Bamford; introduces himself and his wife and daughters; talks about Bamford; the River Derwent and the Howden Reservoir, Derwent Reservoir and Ladybower Reservoir; local industry (cotton mill, the Derwent Valley Water Board, Hope Valley Cement Works); local shops; the Parish Church, village activities and clubs. [Tr. 1] Mr. Jackson, recorded in Rainow; talks about the winter of ?1895, and snow lying in Macclesfield Forest in June/July; local farms; humorous sayings about Rainow and Rainow people; severe winter and affect on the village; local employment, including stone quarries; farming - livestock and dairy; cheesemaking; farm horses; ploughing and directions of landlords; informant's farm; nephew's farm (at Harrop); [collector announcement]. [Tr. 2] [Collector announcement]; Bill Grinley, recorded in Burbage; talks about his working life; his house; living in Burbage; school; starting work picking lime (in 1898) whilst still at school; work on the railway; names people known in Burbage; women taking in washing; school and the schoolmaster; transporting lime on the railway; wages; work for the local corporation; uncle's farm; haymaking; time spent away from the village; day trips to west/east coast resorts; working with lime during the war; gives examples of old Burbage speech; family names; pub singing and songs. [Tr. 3] [Collector announcement]; Reuben Shaw [location uncertain; informant formerly of Cuckney], recorded on the 26 May 1965; talks about his youth spent in Cuckney - playing cricket and football, cycle racing, cleaning the bikes of the Duke and Duchess of Portland; informant's job as a joiner; birthplace ( Belph); family; Cuckney village; local cotton mills; local agriculture; undertaker Jim Needham; playing football; the village and its shops and pub; pony riding; [collector announcement]. [Tr. 4]

Metadata

Identifier mljl32kl
IRN 414897
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/A846r
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/mljl32kl
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Audiotape Sound Recordings
Creator(s) Siporin, Rae Lee
Date 1965
Size and Medium 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 51' 15".

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