T.Shipside (1956)
Source:
Tom Shipside (Auth.)
I LIVED IN A VILLAGE: Stories of like and folk in Nottinghamshire in general, and Oxton in particular [including Plough Monday]
Nottingham: Woolston Book Co., [1956], pp.40-41
This book is about the local history of Oxton, Notts. Details are given of
the characters of the local Plough Monday play, and their costumes. These were;
Tom Fool, Farmer's Man, Eezie Squeesum, Lady, Recruiting Sergeant, Dame Jane,
Devil/Beelzebub and Doctor. Mention is also made of the preparations for the
performances of about 1886.
No publication date appears in the book but it is 1956 according to Notts.
County Library, Local Studies Division catalogue.
Variant: extract
Transcript
40 I LIVED IN A VILLAGE
Plough Monday. Year after year the boys at Oxton
practised for Plough Monday. They went to the shoeing
shed of the blacksmith's shop with amazing regularity
so as to be ready for this annual event. The Drama
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Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Oxton, Notts. (SK6351)
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| Years: |
Publ. 1956; Perf. about 1886
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| Subjects: |
Plough Monday; Play; Costumes; Tom Fool; Farmer's Man; Eezie Squeesum; Lady; Recruiting Sergeant; Dame Jane; Devil; Beelzebub; Doctor
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00238
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Last Updated Feb 1992 by Peter Millington.
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