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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/D/1/D32 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/1/D32

Creator(s): Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

Site Location(s): Subject - Belford, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom( 55.5813, -1.83744 )

Date(s): 18 Jul 1938

Language: English

Size and medium: [Side 1] 01 min. 43 sec.; [Side 2] 04 min. 00 sec.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726808

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

1 - Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

2 - Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Description

[Side 1] Willie and Leslie recall cooking 'poddish' [= porridge], memories of route march day after drinking too much beer, distaste for potted meat. [Side 2] Andrew and Willie discuss plans for Belford Carnival stunt, express hopes of raising £100 through prize drawing competition.

Biography or history

Willie b. Belford. Andrew b. Belford; Leslie's father. Leslie b. Belford; Andrew's son.

Provenance

Only second band of Side 1 digitised; copy of first band possibly available at C908/35 C10. (British Library reference number)

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Reproduction

Access

This material is not subject to restrictions under Data Protection or other relevant legislation that might limit access. However, other protections, such as donor conditions or conservation considerations, may still apply where advised.

Downloadable text transcriptions (where available) are reproduced with permission from Juhani Klemola and Mark Jones. ©All Rights Reserved.

Physical and technical conditions

78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium

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