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Voices from Shropshire's farming past: Introduction
Here you can listen to people from Shropshire's farming community remembering their rural way of life in early 20th Century Shropshire.
Sheep shearing Craven Arms 1932 (image)
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Sheep were normally shorn when warmer weather made the fleece "rise" with natural oils. This made it easier for the shearer and the heavier wool was more valuable. The men are using an early shearing machine powered by the man turning the wheel at the ba...
Sheep were normally shorn when warmer weather made the fleece "rise" with natural oils. This made it easier for the shearer and the heavier wool was more valuable. The men are using an early shearing machine powered by the man turning the wheel at the ba...
Over 150 tapes were originally recorded in the early 1980s. These edited versions are made available for the first time.
Special thanks are due to Janet Aston and Janet Beach for selecting and editing the clips and to Nat Stevenson for technical support.