Survey of English Dialects recording in Skenfrith, Monmouthshire
Description
[Side 1] Jim comments on increase in value of own farm, talks about ploughing with horses, discusses purchase of Skenfrith Castle and subsequent renovation and introduction of entry charge, describes layout of castle, reflects on changes in village incl. decline in estate workforce, talks about father's work on local estate at Broad Oak, describes own first jobs on farm incl. milking cows and working as waggoner, recalls leaving at 5 o'clock in morning to take loads to Abergavenny. [Sode 2] Jim talks about Abergavenny market, reflects on prices for sheep now and in past, discusses sheep farming incl. lambing time and winter feed, explains how to net rabbits, describes incident when local man accused of murder was assisted in escaping from wood concealed in bag of charcoal carried by mule.
Metadata
| Identifier | z4x67j8m |
| IRN | 726600 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D221 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/z4x67j8m |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | 10 Dec 1955 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 53 sec., [Side 2] 03 min. 48 sec. |