The British Library The British Library George Ling interview, part 05 C1002X0078XX-93 1CDR0010647 (copy of C1002/78) Interviewee notes: Of the Ling family of Blaxhall, Suffolk sound English folk songs and music (Suffolk); Interview Part 5 - Stone picking. Left school at twelve and a half. Shilling a day, his tasks on the farm. Meant to go up to two shillings when he got to fourteen, but the farmer (Farmer Towler) refused and wanted to get a permit that would have meant his working at the lower rate until he was eighteen because of his size. He belonged to the Agricultural Union so he saw them and they took the farmer to the County Court at Exeter. He won the case so the farmer gave him a weeks notice. Got four pounds fifteen, a lot of money in those days. Got a job brick laying at Leiston works [Recording stops, probably end of tape]. Ling, George (speaker, male) Summers, Keith (speaker, male interviewer) Summers, Keith 1971-04-24 Croydon, London, England, UK Keith Summers Collection 44100 16 00:06:30 44100 16 00:06:30 44100 16 192 kbps 00:06:30 44100 16 128 kbps