Nottinghamshire Local History Council Collection (1960, F.E.Ghent & J.W.Ghent)
Source:
F. E. Ghent (Auth.); J. W. Ghent (Auth.)
"Memories of a Villager": BALDERTON [Plough Monday]
Nottinghamshire Local History Council Collection,
Written 18th Mar.1960, Ref.DD/121/1/5, 5pp.
Entry to an essay competition on old village life at Balderton,
Notts. Page 1 gives the following;
"Plough Monday - Beyond the brief references from the Wardens Accounts -
1814-15 relative to the ringers beer (The Plough Boys were expected to attend
service before proceeding to re-enact their curious play to the principle
houses in the vicinity.) information regarding this old custom is somewhat
vague. The latter appears to have been an Elizabethan travesty, with other
characters of a mediaeval play concerning St. George and the Dragon originally
introduced many centuries ago by the priests after Divine Service. Although
bell ringing ceased in 1816, this custom remained until the close of the 19th
century."
The "Fritters Bell" was rung at 11 a.m. on Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day, until
1890 or 1892, to signal a half day school holiday. Mention is also made of
Goodying on St. Thomas' Day, "Dole" Sundays and Cobblers' Monday - the first
Monday in March.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Balderton, Notts. (SK8151)
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| Years: |
Col. 1960; Perf. 1814 to 1815; Ceased 1816; Ceased c. 1900; Ceased 1890 or 1892
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| Subjects: |
Essay; Warden's Accounts; Ringers Beer; Plough Boys; Play; Fritters Bell; St. George and the Dragon; Bell Ringing; Shrove Tuesday; Pancake Day; Goodying; St. Thomas' Day; Dole Sunday; Cobblers' Monday
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| People: |
Nottinghamshire Local History Council (Col.); Women's Institute (Auth.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00403
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Last Updated Mar 1992 by Peter Millington.
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