Survey of English Dialects recording in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire

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Original object type: Artefact
Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire
Description:
[Side 1] Sid compares quality of water now and well water in past, recalls water rationing during drought of 1921, discusses local springs, talks about straw used to weave straw hats. [Side 2] Sid describes regular chore as child splitting bundles of straw for plaiting into straw hats, talks briefly about hardship endured by father when younger.
Date range: Jan 1958
Date: 1958