| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/10/8 |
| Title | Sound recording of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton of Poole, Dorset (1883-1974) describing his career on the seas c1880-1910 Tape 9 |
| Level | File |
| Date | 11 December 1972 |
| Description | Recording of interview by Charles Parker of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton (AEH) (1883-1974) where he describes his career on the sea.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 2.41 Description of track: AEH describes the 'mixed crews' with different nationalities
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 3.10 Description of track: talks about the differences between the ships working the west coast (schooners) and on the east coast (brigantines)
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 6.27 Description of track: talks about different types of brigantines; the impact of the railways on the transportation of cargo by sea
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 0.51 Description of track: briefly mentions time on shore; he did not go to pubs
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 5.20 Description of track: describes how he met his wife; he was ship mates with her brothers in a schooner and would visit their family home when in port
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 5.35 Description of track: talks about signing on for jobs in the shipping of fice at the port and for the ship the ['Iradale'] his first deepwater trip on a 'square rig' as an ableseaman at London docks
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 3.17 Description of track: continues talks about joining the ['Iradale']
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 6.38 Description of track: continues talking about the ['Iradale'] bound for Australia; the technicalities of navigation using log tables [pause at end of track]
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 1.17 Description of track: describes setting the sail
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 3.21 Description of track: AEH sings the shanty 'Sally Brown' and setting the sail
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 8.57 Description of track: AEH agrees there was a shanty man; AEH sings a number of shanty song extracts such as 'Whisky'
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 3.56 Description of track: continues talking about the ['Iradale'] trip c1906-1907
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 2.47 Description of track: as above
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 1.47 Description of track: as above
Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 5.26 Description of track: describes the meals on board and rations
Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 5.54 Description of track: describes living conditions on the ship
Total duration: (min/sec): 67.26 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/1/7/9 for correspondence and songs connected with the interviews of Captain Horton by Charles Parker and notebooks kept by Captain Horton of his voyages (written material). See also Philip Donnellan collection (MS 1938) for Horton's contributions to his film work |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF235 S108 4574
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 11/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |