[00:01:00] Gower / White Lady and religion: Sighting of a funeral prior to it happening, premonitions. Anecdote of a Parson from Port Eynon sharing a pig for food. Playing games. [00:03:27] Gower / White Lady and religion: Hangman's Cross, sanctuary, Roman Catholicism, Graves Lane, The Roman Lane, Monkston, purgatory, chanting around the well. [00:07:15] Gower / White Lady and religion: The reformation, building of Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of England, Baptists chapels / churches, politics. [00:00:05] Gower / White Lady and religion: The fictitious White Lady who would sit on the stile at Hangman's Cross, which was used to hang sheep stealers and the like.
Oral History collection: George Tucker (born 1894, Horton, Gower, agricultural labourer and quarryman) interviewed by W. B. (Bill) Curran about The legend of the White Lady at Hangman's Cross, and customs and superstitions of Gower in general
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- ReferenceGB 216 T 24/4
- Dates of Creationearly 1980s
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Descriptionon reel-to-reel tape; also digital copy in MP3 format