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Bottesford Oral History
The following links will take you to sound clips of people talking about life in Bottesford from the 1920s to the 1990s.
- Bottesford in 1996
An excerpt from a BBC radio programme.
- Games
Street games and seasonal games.
- Butcher & Baker
The butcher, baker, and dinner at the British Legion.
- Pigs
The pig club and pig's fry.
- Witches
The Witches of Bottesford and the Bede House.
- Legacies
Legacies provided for local people.
- Funerals
Remembering what happened if anybody died in the village.
The full interviews these clips were taken from are available to listen to at the Records Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Quote the reference numbers under the sound clips.
You can find all the audio clips on the Leicestershire Villages website by clicking on the box which says 'This Site' at top right of this page. Choose the 'Multimedia Browser' and press Search. This takes you to the Multimedia Browser where you should search 'All Sites' for 'Audio'.
Last Updated Fri, 19 Aug, 2005.