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Higher Ansty, Dorset

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:04:47

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C908/68

  • Recording date

    1956

  • Recording locations

    Higher Ansty, Dorset: OS Grid Reference(376500,103500)

  • Producers

    University of Leeds

  • Recordist

    Ellis, Stanley (b.1926

  • Speakers

    Thomas, Jim (b.1886, male, retired farmer)

  • Description

    Jim talks about how people coped with severe winters and reflects on changes to the village and agricultural practice. The original recording appears to have been paused on a number of occasions.

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