Title:
Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot'
Level: Category
Sound Archive
Level: Fonds
THE HISTORY OF HENHAM BY JOYCE M. WINMILL
Scope and Content:
Interview with Mrs Gray of Henham about her childhood in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, recorded by Joyce M. Winmill in March 1977. Recording of a talk on the history of Henham church given by Joyce M. Winmill in June 1976. Recording of baby owls recorded in Henham churchyard by Joyce M. Winmill in June 1974.
[1] Introduction to interview with Mrs Gray, with music
[2] Grandfather and father, millers; Sampford Mill; mill at Burwell, Cambridgeshire; description of mill
[3] Fruit trees at the mill; fair at Whitsun; church parade
[4] School; governess; carols, prayers, hymns; Christmas
[5] Father; grandfather
[6] Father killed in World War I - troop ship sunk en route to Egypt; lanes in village; clunch house - description
[7] Father made knitting needles from nut hazel bush; father taught her to knit; as child, playing with dolls and making 'jam tarts' with mud; keeping chickens
[8] Outro to interview, with music; introduction to talk on the history of Henham church
[9] Talk: Saxon church; chancel, nave, roof, transept, south aisle, north aisle, tower and belfry, porch, door
[10] Screen, pulpit, font, register from 1538 [talk ends]; outro to talk and introduction to recording of baby owls
[11] Baby owls learning to hoot (listen to clips above).
[12] Outro

Dates of Creation:
March 1977 / June 1976 / June 1974
Extent:
45 minutes 53 seconds
Creator Name:
Joyce M. Winmill
System Arrangement:
The History of Henham consists of four cassettes. This recording is Side B of Tape 3.
Copyright:
Copyright: Old School Community Association, Henham
Physical Characteristics:
CD-R [copied from C90 cassette - no Dolby]
Originals Location:
Essex Sound and Video Archive
Related Unit of Description:
A further interview with Mrs Gray is catalogued as SA 37/3/1

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Birds Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977
Subjects Church building Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977
Personal Names Joyce M.
Winmill 		Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977
Personal Names Mrs
Gray 		Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977
Place Names Cambridgeshire, Burwell Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977
Place Names Henham Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977
Document Types Sound recording Mrs Gray Talks of her Childhood / The History of Henham Church / Baby Owls 'Learning to Hoot', 1974-1977