Survey of English Dialects recording in Kingston, Dorset
Description
[Side 1] Henry reflects on changes in farming, talks about ploughing with horses, describes harvesting in past incl. mowing by hand, memories of 'leasing' [= gathering leftover corn] after harvest and taking corn to mill for grinding, recalls mother baking bread in village bakehouse, explains previous house had two brick ovens heated with 'faggots' [= bundle of sticks used as fuel]. [Side 2] Henry compares price of beer and ale now and in past, reflects on long working hours in past, recalls trimming horses for journeys, explains how to shear sheep, describes 'thrail' [= flail] used to thresh corn in past, comments still works 4 hours a day on estate e.g. building and repairing walls.
Metadata
| Identifier | nn5gp51y |
| IRN | 726671 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D292 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/nn5gp51y |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | Dec 1956 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 05 min. 17 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 48 sec. |