Oral History collection: Jack Bevan (born 1900, Rhossili, plumber) interviewed by J. Mansel Thomas about Gower life

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 216 T 3/6
  • Dates of Creation
      c. 1976
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      on cassette; also digital copy in MP3 format

Scope and Content

Track 1. [00:02:00] Estates: Tenants and landlords in Gower directly post Second World War. Land being passed down the family. [00:08:00] Estates: Lady Blytheswood. Various land owners in Gower. [00:11:00] Farming: Paying tax on farmland in Gower. Penrice. Pitton. [00:13:30] Farming: Enclosure act. The Vile, medieval type of farming. [00:14:45] Farming: Ploughing clover, potatoes. [00:00:20] Farming: Post Second World War farming in Gower. Government grants to improve land and buildings. [00:22:50] Farming: Enclosure act. [00:24:30] Farming: Enclosure act. The Vile. [00:28:35] Farming: Benefits of keeping good hedgerows.

Track 2. [00:04:00] Farming: Farming on The Vile. [00:06:17] Farming: Fertile land in Pitton. [00:09:15] Gower: Old / Folk customs in Gower. Shooting rights. [00:12:53] Gower: Partridges and game in Gower. [00:18:50] Gower: Shooting game and wild animals in Gower. [00:00:01] Farming: Planting vegetables in windy, salt sea air. [00:21:40] Gower: Birdlife in Gower. Wildlife. [00:27:50] Gower: Catching wildlife, stoats etc in Penrice. Gower Estate.