Oral History collection: George Beynon (born 1909, Rhossili, farm worker) interviewed by J. Mansel Thomas about Gower life

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 216 T 3/8
  • Dates of Creation
      c. 1976
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      on cassette; also digital copy in MP3 format

Scope and Content

Track 1. [00:02:10] Farming: George Tucker. Bishopston. [00:03:40] Farming: Developments in farming. Working for Uncle John Beynon. Fernhill. [00:04:50] Farming: Farming. Horses. [00:06:00] Farming: Use of horses. Joy of using horses. [00:09:00] Farming: Routine of keeping horses in Pitton area. [00:11:25] Farming: Examples of hard manual farm work. [00:13:25] Farming: Turnover of cattle in Pitton. Local butchers. [00:15:38] Farming: Move to Sea View, 1919. [00:16:25] Gower: Enjoying local environment. [00:17:10] Gower: Speaker born 1909, remembering bus in 1920. [00:18:45] Gower: Remembering Royal Coronation 1912. [00:20:00] Gower: Lifelong love of horses. [00:00:20] Farming: Beginnings of farm work in Rhossili, straight from school c. 1922. [00:21:45] Gower: Description of horses kept. Bred locally. [00:23:10] Second World War / Farming: Swansea's first Landgirls based in Rhossili. May 1940. [00:26:00] Second World War / Farming: Landgirl jobs in Rhossili. [00:28:09] Second World War / Farming: Daily jobs as a landgirl in Rhossili. [00:32:10] Gower: Meeting girls in Gower. Meeting places for youngsters, Burry Green, Llanmadoc. Betty Buttons. [00:34:25] Gower: Staying in Gower after being a landgirl. [00:37:00] Gower: Working in Gower.

Track 2. [00:01:45] Farming: Inexperienced farm boys. [00:04:20] Farming: Bartering goods with locals. [00:06:30] Farming: Account books of farming. [00:07:45] Farming: Business side of farming. [00:09:00] Farming: History of buying and selling Pitton Farm in 1930's. [00:00:10] Farming: General work on Pitton Farm, 1925. [00:13:00] Farming: Beginnings of the Trades Unions. 1925. [00:16:00] Farming: Description of working hours / week. [00:16:50] Farming: Hay cutting at Pitton farm. [00:17:20] Farming: Description of general work on farm. [00:21:00] Farming: Quality of working life in Pitton. [00:24:25] Farming: Modernisation. Mechanical way of farming vs traditional / older methods. [00:27:00] Farming: Living on a budget in Gower. [00:28:05] Farming: Reminisces of country life in Gower. Ploughing match. [00:29:00] Farming: Ploughing matches. [00:32:50] Farming: Description of Ploughing. [00:35:00] Farming: Hard work on Pitton farm. [00:40:05] Farming: Emmigration from Gower in 1920's because of farming slump. [00:42:40] Farming: Emmigrating from Gower under the Government schemes. [00:44:20] Farming: Market gardening in Pitton.