Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Description

Mrs. Jordan, recorded in Birdsedge, talks about her childhood games, played in Crawley, West Sussex. Describes ball games, 'Battle of Waterloo', French skipping (elastics), counting-out rhymes; song; boys' games; playing 'Two Ball' and 'Five Stones'; skipping rhymes, types of skipping; party games - 'Farmer's in his Den' and 'Lucy Locket'; talks about Birdsedge, the village and its inhabitants. [Informant's two young children also present.] 5 of 9.

Metadata

Identifier sr9pc35v
IRN 414131
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/A081
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/sr9pc35v
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Audiotape Sound Recordings
Creator(s) Cooke, Jane A
Date [1979]
Size and Medium 1 audiocassette., Duration: 54' 19".

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