Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Description
Male [? Mr. Ashton], recorded in Preston [continued from tape A020], talks about the organisation of the 1972 Preston Guild - Local Government involvement, pre-publicity lectures, the representation of the Guild and Preston through the publicity campaign; informant's participation in the 1922 Guild, and organiser of the 1952 and 1972 events; young people's attitudes to Preston and its history - relevance of the Guild; organisational problems; Local Government reorganisation and administrative implications for the maintenance of the Guild. [Interview conducted in a public house.] Male [?Mr. Ashton, recorded in Preston Council Muniment's Room] talks about the history of a Charter granted to Preston in 1179; describes other Charters and rights conferred on Preston (including the holding of a Pot Fair in August); describes various wax seals, rolls of Guild Freemen (sixteenth century, at 20-yearly intervals) and Preston's coat of arms. [Tr. 4] 3 of 4.
Metadata
| Identifier | r3yvchpn |
| IRN | 414071 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A021 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/r3yvchpn |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Monaghan, Ann M |
| Date | 1973 |
| Size and Medium | 1 audiocassette., Duration: 56' 37". |