Survey of English Dialects recording in Stisted, Essex. Survey of English Dialects recording in West Bergholt, Essex

[Side 1] William talks about starting work aged 12, lists first jobs incl. trimming thatching straw and as 'stock-boy' [= farm worker helping to look after livestock], discusses first wages and long working days looking after horses at Brookes Farm, talks about work on steam-plough and describes incident when engine exploded, comments worked on current farm since 1916, reflects on transition from horse power and manual labour to introduction of threshing-machine and tractors. [Side 2] Reginald discusses father's work and wages as farm worker and later at local flour mill, mentions mill recently burnt down, describes traditional water-powered millstones, gives local names for by-products of flour incl. 'middlings' [= coarser, medium-grade flour used as animal feed] and 'bran' [= coarsest portion of ground corn husk as animal feed], discusses local employment incl. village brewery and factory/foundry/garage work in Colchester, reflects on reduction in farm labour locally.