Traditional music in England

Harry Adams interview, part 05

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:03:04

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    1CDR0010862 (copy of C1033/67)

  • Recording date

    1977-10-24

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Bob and Jacqueline Patten Collection

  • Recording locations

    Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England, UK

  • Interviewees

    Adams, Harry, 1903-1982 (speaker, male)

  • Interviewers

    Patten, Bob (speaker, male)

  • Recordist

    Patten, Bob

  • Abstract

    Harry Adams talks about working at Newton Abbott and Taunton. Went back on the farm and then worked as a stoker at Ilton for twenty-seven years. Explains the different types of fuel. ‘Radstock coal was terrible coal it used to run like treacle’. He used to weigh about twelve stone, but after the boiler was converted to oil his weight went up to sixteen stone and then eighteen and a half stone.

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Harry Adams interview, part 05

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