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Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D105 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D105

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

Site Location(s): Subject - Read, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom( 53.8064, -2.35893 )

Date(s): 05 Mar 1954

Language: English

Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 31 sec.; [Side 2] 04 min. 38 sec.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726870

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire

2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire

Description

[Side 1] Jim outlines typical year in sheep farming, incl. details of 'tupping' time [= mating time], use of 'raddle' [= red dye used to brand sheep], lambing time, 'provand' [= fodder], sale of fat lambs, hill grazing at 'backend' [= autumn], 'clipping' time [= shearing time] and selling wool in Clitheroe. [Side 2] Jim tells anecdote about April Fool's Day trick he played on local farmer.

Biography or history

Jim b. Read, aged 69, whole life in Read; 1st & 2nd wife b. Read.

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Physical and technical conditions

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

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