Survey of English Dialects recording in North Elmham, Norfolk
Description
[Side 1] Edward talks about local wildlife, explains difference between 'mouse-hunter' [= small weasel], stoat, weasel and vole, recalls first encounter with black vole when setting snares by dyke, talks about women being employed to pick stones from fields for halfpenny a 'bushel-skep' [= basket, hamper] in past, mentions rare local sighting of woodcock. [Side 2] Edward tells series of anecdotes incl. about forgetful old character who used to ride about on 'dicky' [= donkey] and occasionally 'sowl' [= to beat, thrash] it with 'crome' [= hook/crook] to urge it on, remembers being convinced farm was haunted as cattle were often loose and doors open despite knowing he had tethered them and shut gates, recalls playing prank on old farm worker by fitting 'tacks' [= handles] of scythe wrong way round.
Metadata
| Identifier | plpbshbl |
| IRN | 726588 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D209 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/plpbshbl |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | 01 Feb 1957 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 05 min. 09 sec., [Side 2] 05 min. 09 sec. |