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Earl's Croome, Worcestershire

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:04:00

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C908/61

  • Recording date

    1955/12/12

  • Recording locations

    Earl's Croome, Worcestershire: OS Grid Reference(386500,242500)

  • Producers

    University of Leeds

  • Recordist

    Ellis, Stanley (b.1926

  • Speakers

    Wright, George (b.1881, male, retired farm labourer)

  • Description

    George recalls the large daily intake of cider that accompanied farm work in his younger days. He also tells an anecdote about being paid in 3 d bits. Pirton is a village just to the north of Earl’s Croome.

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