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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D081

24 Feb 1953

[Side 1] Ned tells series of anecdotes about horses, recalls horse stumbling while carting stones from Lees Hall quarry, describes journey to Hindleysteel over old fell road, winning several races wit...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D088

11 Sep 1955

[Side 1] Rebecca recounts several experiences as midwife, recalls time when young mother and baby died in childbirth before she could assist, describes how woman had had premonition several days earli...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D102

05 Jun 1954

[Side 1] Tom talks about his early working life, remembers running away from first farm, explains use of traps to catch 'mouldy' [= mole], stoats and weasels, recalls long hours 'livering' [ = deliver...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D119

05 Oct 1952

[Side 1] George describes annual cycle in sheep farming, incl. 'tupping' [= mating], explains use of 'ruddle' [= dye applied to ram to mark ewes that have been 'tupped'], 'clipping' [= shearing] and d...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D139

09 Feb 1955

[Side 1] Arthur recalls local road accident in fog, describes mahogany and oak table, talks about working with wood. [Side 2] Arthur talks about picking up tips from wheelwright father, recalls father...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D151

Dec 1956

[Side 1] Jack talks about River Trent, discusses height of tides, recalls ferry across to North Clifton, describes various flood defences now and in past. [Side 2] Jack discusses mowing by hand and pl...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D160

Jan 1955

[Side 1] Ted recalls driving with four horses was common sight locally, talks about ploughing with horses, explains technique, compares local practice with Bridgnorth. [Side 2] Ted recalls ploughing w...

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LAVC/SRE/A766r

[1960s]

Tom Bradley, recorded in Gargrave; talks about his working life, including carting, farming, carding (mill), canal (horsework); working with his father; home made wine; pig scraping; canal work - haul...

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LAVC/SRE/A790r

1959

[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...

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LAVC/SRE/A803r

29 March 1963

Thomas Stephens, recorded at home in Altarnun; answers a selection of questions, put by Martyn Wakelin, from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey questionnaire; talks with Stanley Ellis about his first job;...

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LAVC/SRE/A811r

March 1963

[Collector announcement]; John Galsworthy, recorded at home in Gwinear on the 28 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; talks o...

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LAVC/SRE/A815r

October 1958

[Announcement, ?by Tony Green]; Ernest Smythe, recorded in Parracombe; talks about working life on the railway (as office boy, timekeeper); gangs working on the line, and the difficulty of building it...