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Allendale, Northumberland

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:02:30

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C908/41

  • Recording date

    1955

  • Recording locations

    Allendale Town, Northumberland: OS Grid Reference(383500,555500)

  • Producers

    University of Leeds

  • Recordist

    Ellis, Stanley (male, SED fieldworker)

  • Speakers

    Sparks, George (b.1898, male, lead miner and farmer)

  • Description

    George discusses changes in the nature of farming locally. He explains how numerous former smallholdings under individual ownership have been merged into single farms, and he laments the subsequent loss of traditional practices, particularly the use of middens. Byerhope Farm is south of Allendale Common on the hills above Allenheads.

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