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Total number of records: 65

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occupations26
metal trade24
culture19
english language - dialects17
implements, utensils etc17
manners and customs6
community life5
holidays4
folk music3
home3

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England22
Binfield Heath11
Hockley Heath11
Oxfordshire11
Warwickshire11

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Langhorne, Richard21
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)15
Wright, Peter12
Heath, Christopher D8
Robert7
Waters, Bob7
Webb, Charlie7
Sewell, William5
Taylor, William5
Davis, Thomas4
Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2
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Notes [Hockley Heath Response Book]

Wright, Peter

12 Jun 1951 - 16 Jun 1951

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes general conversation phonetic notes on Thomas Davies. Includes biographical information on Thomas Davies.

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Binfield Heath Response Book - 25O6
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Notes [Binfield Heath Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Jun 1953 - 2 Jul 1953

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality and the search for informants.

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The Black Country Dialect in the Cradley Heath Area

Manley, Sandra

1971

M.A. dissertation on the Black Country dialect as it is spoken in and around Cradley Heath, with particular focus on the vocabularies of the hand-made nail and chain trades. Three chapters describe th...

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Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2
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Book I: The Farm [Hockley Heath Response Book]

Wright, Peter

12 Jun 1951 - 16 Jun 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant William Taylor recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright in the International...

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Binfield Heath Response Book - 25O6
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Book I: The Farm [Binfield Heath Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Jun 1953 - 2 Jul 1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Charlie Webb recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International ...

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Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2
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Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2

Wright, Peter

12 Jun 1951 - 16 Jun 1951

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2
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Book II: Farming [Hockley Heath Response Book]

Wright, Peter

12 Jun 1951 - 16 Jun 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming. The answers of informant Thomas Davies recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright in the International P...

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Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2
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Book III: Animals [Hockley Heath Response Book]

Wright, Peter

12 Jun 1951 - 16 Jun 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals. The answers of informant Henry Davies recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright in the International Ph...

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Hockley Heath Response Book - 17Wa2
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Book IV: Nature [Hockley Heath Response Book]

Wright, Peter

12 Jun 1951 - 16 Jun 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire

13 Jun 1951

[Side 1] William recalls ploughing with horses as young boy, describes working in brickyard aged 13, discusses working conditions and wages, talks about growing own herbs for medicinal use, tells anec...

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Binfield Heath Response Book - 25O6
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Binfield Heath Response Book - 25O6

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Jun 1953 - 2 Jul 1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Binfield Heath Response Book - 25O6
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Book II: Farming [Binfield Heath Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Jun 1953 - 2 Jul 1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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