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Survey of English Dialects recording in Little Bentley, Essex. Survey of English Dialects recording in East Mersea, Essex
Jun-Oct 1959
[Side 1] Mr Dunton recalls starting work aged 14 as 'stock-boy' [= farm worker helping to look after livestock] at Fordham Hall, describes long hours and gradual increase in wages to £7 before retiri...
Sound Recordings, Essex
Berntsen, Howard N
1959-1961
Arthur Wapling, recorded in East Mersea; talks about farming methods; ploughing with horses - describes a stetch, dividing the field, (water) furrows and drainage; modern day farming - compares workin...