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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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