Survey of English Dialects recording in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Description
[Side 1] Mr Bracey discusses haymaking, explains how to build and thatch 'rick' [= haystack] incl. preparing 'yelms' [= bundle of straw], lists parts of plough incl. 'skimmer' [= metal plate in front of coulter which shaves off top-layer of ground], 'coulter' [= blade at front of plough that makes vertical cut] and 'reest' [= replaceable bed under mouldboard on plough]. [Side 2] Mr Bracey talks about difference between 'skimmer' and 'coulter', describes 'moddle' [= foot of plough on to which ploughshare is fixed], explains how to plough in 16 step 'lands' [= one of set of strips into which ploughed field is divided], recalls entertainment as young farm worker in past incl. playing 'shinny' [= stick and ball game similar to hockey], 'cat-stick' [= tipcat], 'hares and hounds' [= seeking game], explains rules of 'catstick', memories of village fair.
Metadata
| Identifier | qd925p99 |
| IRN | 726625 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D246 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/qd925p99 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | 31 Dec 1953 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 03 min. 57 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 35 sec. |