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Survey of English Dialects recording in Hunsonby, Cumberland

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D091 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Hunsonby, Cumberland

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D091

Creator(s): Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Site Location(s): Subject - Hunsonby, Eden, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom( 54.718, -2.65705 )

Date(s): 14 Jan 1954

Language: English

Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 54 sec.; [Side 2] 04 min. 54 sec.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726856

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Hunsonby, Cumberland

2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Hunsonby, Cumberland

Description

[Side 1] Albert talks about his schooldays, describes eccentric schoolmaster 'caving' about [= dancing awkwardly] betwen desks talking to himself, eventually could not cope singlehandedly with 85 children so was sent to 'lile' [= little] school in Blencow and new schoolmaster from Skelton appointed, recalls incident when new schoolmaster made him stay behind after school for fighting with classmate over rubber, schoolmaster gave him 'yan on t' lug' [= boxed his ears], 'brayed' [= beat] him repeatedly and made him do lines. [Side 2] Albert finishes story of detention at school (continued from side 1), discusses work on various farms as hired labourer, describes courtship with 'lass' [= girl] in domestic service locally and proposing to her to stop her leaving village.

Biography or history

Albert b. Winskill, aged 74, whole life in Hunsonby; father b. Melmerby; mother b. Kirkoswald; wife b. Bewcastle.

Provenance

Recording date 1953-12-08 noted by ear, 1954-01-14 written on lacquer disc label.

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Physical and technical conditions

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

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