Hop-picker Beth Hoskins (aged 62) from the Gypsy Traveller community, working at Claston Farm, Dormington.
Hop-picker Beth Hoskins (aged 62) from the Gypsy Traveller community, working at Claston Farm, Dormington.
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| Title | Hop-picker Beth Hoskins, 62, from the Roma community at Claston Farm, Dormington where picking by hand ended in 1957. |
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| Description | Hop-picker Beth Hoskins (aged 62) from the Gypsy Traveller community, working at Claston Farm, Dormington. The farm was a major hop-growing enterprise in the county run by former 'hop supremo', Peter Davies. Hand- picking began its decline there in 1957 with the introduction of the Bruff machine, which revolutionised the industry. Appeared in the article ‘Last days of the Hop-pickers’ in England May 1957. |
| Photographer / artist | Derek Evans Studio |
| Publisher | Unknown |
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| Date | Unknown |
| Type | Image |
| Format | Photograph |
| Identifier | CJ42-5-23-28 |
| Area | Herefordshire |
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