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Sheep Sales

1961 , Fornham (Suffolk)

Cat no. 114536

Anglia Television news interviews with farmers and the auctioneer at Fornham Sheep Salesground.

Farmers arrive and unload their livestock into pens at the outdoor Sheep Saleground at Fornham, then later an auctioneer starts the bidding process on a flock of Shearling Ewes as customers look at the stock. The auctioneer moves along to the next pen and the whole process starts again. Dick Joice interviews Mr Dour, a sheep dealer for most of his life, for almost 70 years. Mr Dour remembers the breeds of sheep that he used to see at the Salesground, and argues the breeds are now getting cross-bred too often, making the livestock smaller. Dick Joice interviews George Holmes, a shepherd from Shropham in Norfolk, about his experience of coming to the Saleground over the years, and asks if he is sad at selling his flock. Dick Joice interviews the auctioneer, asking about the history of sheep in East Anglia, about the preparations that are made for the sheep auction, asking where the sheep come from, and speaking about who the typical customers are.

Keywords

Auctions; Sales; Livestock; Sheep farming

Manifestations

Sheep Sales

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    INV375767
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    Duration
    0:11:27
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    729823
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    0:11:27
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    INV376798
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
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    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:11:27
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Barcode
    INV332470
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:27
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV253909
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:37
    Has Sound
    Y
    Modification Date
    02/04/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    679480
    Sound
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  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV176073
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/1002
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Duration
    0:12:02
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    26/03/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    584014
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag stripe

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