Survey of English Dialects recording in Stogursey, Somerset
Description
[Side 1] Tom recalls cutting corn with scythe, describes mowing in gangs and tying up corn in 'stitches' [= sheaves of corn set up in field to dry], talks about thatching stack with 'spars' [= thatching peg] and 'bill-hook' [= thick knife with hooked end used for pruning/cutting brushwood], reflects on demanding working conditions work, briefly dicusses catching moles as young lad. [Side 2] Tom talks about regularly setting wires to catch rabbits with farmer's permission, tells anecdote about being caught stealing walnuts with 3 friends, describes subsequent court trial in Stowey resulting in fine of 4s 6d.
Metadata
| Identifier | ptx5hxw1 |
| IRN | 726641 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D262 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/ptx5hxw1 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | Jul 1956 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 42 sec., [Side 2] 05 min. 07 sec. |