Rural Leicestershire

The Rickyard at Evans' farm, where our interviewee's father worked. Evans' grandson still works there.

Farming was one of the mainstays of the rural economy. Our interviewee's father was a cowman who worked on the farm pictured above and the family lived in a tied cottage close to the farm.

• The house where I grew up.
• Lots of chores to do.
• Beer and harvesting

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