| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/4/13 |
| Title | Recording of [Tom Hadley (b.1910)] of Wednesbury and others talking about their background, public houses, local customs and Wednesbury dialect. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 19 July 1963 |
| Description | Recording of [Tom Hadley (b.1910)] (TH) of Wednesbury and others talking about their background, public houses, local customs and dialect. Recording made at meeting of the 'death and dividend' club in a public house [Leather Bottel]: background noise.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.10 Description of track: start to tape
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 1.47 Description of track: TH talks about pubs in the area and one colloquially known as the 'Piss Pot and Poker' on Union Street and one called the 'Glue Pot' next to the Jolly Brewer, Union Street
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.18 Description of track: TH talks about songs sung by his father
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.35 Description of track: talks about ['eavin day'] where men had to heave women of f the floor and kiss them and they would pay 'a tanner or a bob'; on Mondays the women would do it to the men (see MS 4000 5/1/4/14); talks about Wednesbury wake
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.06 Description of track: talks about his father pawning and using 'the strap' [credit]; continues talking about the wake
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 2.01 Description of track: continues talking about Wednesbury wake
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.16 Description of track: describes popular clay pipe shows held by publicans on Sunday nights
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 4.28 Description of track: talk about dog fighting and Wednesbury dialect
Total duration: (min/sec): 16.41 |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF219 T030 4874
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: 01/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |