Sound Recording, Glamorgan
Description
Mr. W. Davies, recorded in Mumbles; talks about deep-sea fishing; service in the Navy during World War One; work as a fisherman, including dredging for oysters (colours, types, sold in Whitstable); serving as a lifeboatman for forty-five years; local anchorage and shelter; winds; pleasure boats and the importance of boat maintenance; reference to catching oysters when there is an r in the month; rogue waves; ?mixen sands and dangers; describes an incident at sea involving the cargo ship the Eldon Park; lifeboat design; lifeboat crew and response times; Welsh speakers/speaking areas; local fishing industry; oyster dredging - the tide, equipment used.
Metadata
| Identifier | x6fj9gzz |
| IRN | 414879 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A828r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/x6fj9gzz |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 1 December 1966 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 29' 47". |