16/07/2025
Some lovely work being done by our friends at Gloucestershire Archives as part of the Sounds of the South West project which is based here:
Bringing audio recordings from the past to life with images and photographs.
Throughout July we will be posting short clips of audio recordings which have been brought to life with images and photographs. If it inspires you to listen to the full-length recording, you can find the link in the YouTube description.
Agnes Davis – Reflections on Life in Ruardean https://orlo.uk/h5eQq
Agnes was born in 1897 in the Forest of Dean, in this short clip she talks about rural life around Ruardean.
The pictures that illustrate Agnes’s story are by children at the Forest of Dean Local History Schools Day, June 2025. (Ref: SR32/39501GS)
H J Massingham – Woodland Birds c.1930 https://orlo.uk/ccN6R
Harold John Massingham (1888 – 1952) was a poet and British writer on countryside matters. In this short clip we hear part of his lecture on woodland birds, with images from the Wild Birds of the Cotswold and trees are from Hardwicke Court near Gloucester.
Digital story by Lisa S, archives volunteer who attended our workshop on creating digital stories. (doc ref: D7807-1-s2-V1)
These recordings from Gloucestershire Archives are part of the Sounds of the South West project, funded by the Heritage Lottery. The project aims to preserve our region's valuable audio heritage by digitising at risk recordings, ensuring that local history is saved for the future.
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