O.P.Scott (1960/61)
Source:
Oswald. P. Scott (Auth.)
Memories of a Villager: CROPWELL BUTLER [include Plough Monday]
Nottinghamshire Countryside,
1960/1961, Vol.21, No.4, pp.20-23
This article won second prize in the essay competition "Memories of
a Villager" organised by the Notts. Local History Council
He recalls village life in the 1890s, and mentions the local customs of
tinpanning, Plough Monday and Valentine's Day. Regarding Plough Monday he
states; "...Plough Monday we lads spent a week going round the farms doing
charades - Tom the Fool, the Soldier, the Lady Dame Jane, Beelzebub and the
Doctor. I can still remember every word. The farmers supplied us with beef and
ale, and after we had finished the village we spent a whole night at Wyverton
Hall, four miles away and residence of the Chaworth Musters family, entertaining
the ladies and gentlemen who had come down for the hunting season. More ale and
cheese and seven shillings and sixpence each, which, in those days, were
riches."
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Cropwell Butler, Notts. (SK6837); Wyverton Hall, Notts. (SK7136)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1890s; Publ. 1960/1961
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| Subjects: |
Play; Plough Monday; Tinpanning; Plough Monday; Valentine's Day; Tom the Fool; Soldier; Lady; Dame Jane; Beelzebub; Doctor
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00235
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Last Updated Oct 1987 by Peter Millington.
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