Survey of English Dialects recording in Little Bentley, Essex

[Side 1] Mr Dunton describes condition of roads in village in past, tells series of anecdotes about childhood pranks and practical jokes incl. regularly unharnessing donkey from cart outside village pub to confuse owner when he returned drunk, recalls frequently pinching shed key and messing up shed or filling keyhole with muck, tells series of anecdotes about village characters in past and amusing dealings with farmers, compares farming now and in past. [Side 2] Mr Dunton compares farming now and in past incl. long hours working 'by stint' [= allotted portion of work] before introduction of tractor, reflects on decline in manual labour and use of horses, recalls leisure pursuits in past incl. eel fishing, explains how to build stack incl. use of 'stud' [= platform on which stack is built to deter vermin] and how to secure thatch with 'broaches' [= thatching pegs] made from hedge, mentions putting 'faggots' [= bundle of sticks] in haystack to allow heat out, discusses danger of stack fires.