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Sutton, Sussex

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:05:05

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C908/32

  • Recording date

    1959

  • Recording locations

    Sutton, Sussex: OS Grid Reference(497500,115500)

  • Producers

    University of Leeds

  • Recordist

    Barry, Michael (male, SED fieldworker)

  • Speakers

    Francis, Mr (b.1887, male, roadman), Francis, Miss (b.1889, female)

  • Description

    Mr Francis talks about his working life and compares modern farming practices with those of his younger days. Several of the interviewer’s questions were edited out of the original recording. Timberley farm is just to the east of Sutton.

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