Survey of English Dialects recording in Handley, Dorset
Description
[Side 1] Charlie compares harvesting now and in past, tells series of anecdotes about poaching incl. using catapult to kill/stun hare, fox and backbird, talks about threshing by hand, describes horse-drawn threshing machine used in past. [Side 2] Charlie reflects on changes in farming locally, tells anecdote about call-up for World War 1 and doctor's examination, mentions father died shortly after his birth so brought up by uncle, comments still helps occasionally on nephew's farm e.g. trimming hedges.
Metadata
| Identifier | z66j94yr |
| IRN | 726667 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D288 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/z66j94yr |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | Dec 1956 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 31 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 58 sec. |