Survey of English Dialects recording in Farndon, Cheshire
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Farndon, Cheshire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D141
Creator(s): Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Site Location(s): Subject - Farndon, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.0836, -2.87464 )
Date(s): 04 Mar 1955
Language: English
Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 39 sec.; [Side 2] 04 min. 44 sec.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726906
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Farndon, Cheshire
2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Farndon, Cheshire
Description
[Side 1] Walter talks about calving and what causes cow to 'break' [= abort calf prematurely], discusses cows' anatomy, describes in detail normal and abnormal births and explains reasons for veterinary intervention. [Side 2] Walter continues to talk about experiences with calving, stresses advantages of natural birth where possible, tells brief anecdote about local character shooting gun at home, compares experiences of foaling with calving.
Biography or history
Walter b. Farndon, aged 66, local school till aged 13; father b. Farndon; mother b. Farndon; wife b. Cheshire.
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Physical and technical conditions
78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium
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