Mansfield Chronicle & Advertiser (1980)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
*Revival of Blidworth Plough Play
*Mansfield Chronicle & Advertiser,
17th Jan. 1980
Photo of a "plough bullocking" play from Blidworth, Notts., revived by
members of Main Street Methodist Church in 1980. A brief history of the custom
covers plough lights and malicious ploughing, the performers were called
"plough bullocks" or "plough stots". The characters of the play included;
Tom Fool, Dame Jane, Beelzebub and Recruiting Sergeant. It had last been
performed just before the outbreak of World War II.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Blidworth, Notts. (SK5855)
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| Years: |
Rev. 1980; Ceased before 1939
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| Subjects: |
Plough Play; Revival; Photo; Plough Bullocking; Play; Methodists; Plough Lights; Malicious Ploughing; Plough Bullocks; Plough Stots; Tom Fool; Dame Jane; Beelzebub; Recruiting Sergeant
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| People: |
George Butler (Perf.); George Marples (Perf.); Harry Clark (Perf.); Frank Sharpe (Perf.); Bill Richards (Perf.); Jack Young (Perf.); Stanley Lawson (Perf.); Fred Butler (Perf.); J. N. Smith (Perf.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00308;
Notts. County Library, Local Studies Section, Folklore Box, L39.9
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* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.
Last Updated Mar 1992 by Peter Millington.
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