Oral History collection: Norman Tucker (born 1900, Horton, limestone quarryman) interviewed by J. Mansel Thomas about Gower life

Track 1. [00:01:00] Sea & shipping: Dredge Oysters and where they were taken. [00:01:24] Industry: Discussion regarding the barter system before money was used. [00:02:26] Community: Penrice people/Mansel's and Talbot's. [00:03:04] Transport: Transporting Oysters upto 1900. [00:03:34] Farming: Donkey pound near Church Lane. [00:05:34] Farming: Costings of a local farm per acre. [00:06:20] Farming: Rulings in farming regarding family taking over land and going into partnership. [00:07:51] Estates: Olderst Tenants under Lord and Lady Blythwood, information on their relationship as a family with the Blythwood's. [00:08:58] Family: First Tucker moving into the area with 'The Squire' in 1607. [00:11:07] Estates: The start of building works on Tuker's residence "The Beeches" and when the family moved in. [00:11:39] Industry: Women loading stones in the water. [00:12:11] Estates: Quarrymen had fields on the farm. [00:12:35] Farming: Cut to hay, graze and crop certain fields interchange fields with surrounding farms. [00:13:32] Industry: population of Horton, number of Captains in the area. [00:14:58] Gower: Segments from the 'Poem of Agnes Jack' quoted. [00:15:31] Family: Discussion of family of farmers, the speakers aunts and uncles 'Tucker family' and a local lady who took on his father from age 3 'Betty Jenkin'. [00:16:25] Family: George Tucker grandfather of speaker, John Tucker father of speaker how family came over to area with the Squire Mansel. [00:18:14] Farming: Farming methods passed down via old generations. [00:18:42] Farming: Planting of Oats and dates farmed. [00:19:20] Farming: Mangles. Pit and tea meetings. Moon connection in farming. [00:20:06] Farming: Old instruments - Truckle cart description. [00:20:49] Farming: Ween/Ware/Gambo - Carts with sides. [00:21:33] Estates: Discussion of the size (in Acres) of the Tucker farm. [00:21:50] Estates: Fields named after quarry men. Bukers Park, Middle Park, Thortland, Cunniger, The Lays Meadow, Betsy Park. [00:22:52] Estates: The location and boundary of the Tucker family's faming land. [00:23:29] Estates: Local man Jack Mumbray purchasing land and costings at the time. [00:25:01] Estates: Usage of the fields by 'the lane' and sizing of the land in acres now bought by Jack Mumbray. [00:26:02] Gower: 1921/1933 Droughts and carting of water. [00:26:32] Gower: 1938 Water, Electricity in the area. [00:29:01] Estates: Thortland/Thertland field on the western side. [00:29:59] Transport & Education: Motor bus's/Horse bus's. Porteynon School with headmaster Mr George described and School holidays listed. [00:00:47] Sea & shipping: Stating the amount of 'Skips' in the bay along with Oyster bed at outside point Track 2. [00:01:44] Farming: Driving cattle to cart. [00:02:15] Farming: Farming ups and downs affecting Tucker family. [00:02:38] Industry: Book keeping/accounts belonging to John Tucker and banking before 1919. [00:04:28] Industry: Pay rates and expenditure. [00:04:46] Industry: Tom Jenkin of Slade pay rate and making money off visitors 1912. [00:07:20] Gower: Army/First World War people who were killed around Horton. [00:08:26] Religion: Brother gave land for Oystermouth Methodist Church, Land at Langland Golflicks. [00:09:28] Family: Dorothy Evans School teacher in Nelson, Cummin Evans, Fred Evans. [00:11:31] Education: John Tucker farming in Mayals and his children. [00:12:33] Religion: 2 Brothers at Beeches who built the Oystermouth Methodist Chapel. [00:13:14] Religion: Charles Tucker Missionary in Figi details of Charles and his venturesgiven. [00:16:25] Religion: Mr Tucker and his father kept Oystermouth Methodist Chapel running c1930, introduction of heat in chapel. [00:20:42] Religion: Evening Post - Calon Lan sang in Tonga Figi re Charles Tucker Missionary. [00:21:31] Gower: White Lady, ghosts, superstitions, old wives tales and folk law. [00:22:56] Farming: Farming the field and the ages of the people farming. [00:23:36] Education: Reading room in Craig Cottage mention of the Perkins family