Survey of English Dialects recording in West Ilsley, Berkshire

[Side 1] Charlie compares ploughing with horses and tractors, describes typical working day on farm in past, reflects on changes in village, discusses leisure pursuits in past incl. cricket and football, comments club room busy every night in past, recalls visits to Newbury, talks about harvesting by hand incl. mowing, theshing and building stack. [Side 2] Charlie compares farming now and in past, reflects on impact of mechanisation and subsequent reduction in agricultural labour, lists typical team of farm workers in past, compares cattle farming now and in past, discusses decline in sheep farming locally and impact on land, briefly mentions training of racehorses on Downs.