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Angels and Men: A Christmas Singing Tradition in the Pubs of South Yorkshire
Charlesworth, Martin
1975
A survey comprising ten sections. These define the tradition, highlight the influence of Methodism on its origins (with reference to the Barnsley area), describe the Methodist revival and its music, w...
SED Word Map: Hoar-Frost
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.6.6, Hoar-Frost, mapping responses Hoar-Frost, White Frost, Hoary Frost and Yarry Frost. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is date...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
December 1970
Assembled company singing carols in the Black Bull pub, Ecclesfield. Two sessions, recorded on 3 December 1970 [Tr. 1] and 10 December 1970[Tr. 2].
Survey of English Dialects recording in Himley, Staffordshire
05 Jan 1955
[Side 1] George tells anecdote about Earl of Dudley's gamekeeper, two friends bet Earl they could poach on his land without detection, gamekeeper unwittingly confronted them in act and beat them with ...
Sound Recording, South Yorkshire
Charlesworth, Martin
26 December 1974
Assembled company singing local Christmas carols (unaccompanied) in the Edmunds Arms pub, Worsbrough .
Sound Recording, South Yorkshire
Charlesworth, Martin
22 December 1974
Assembled company singing local Christmas carols (unaccompanied) in the Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth. Includes also a number of popular, non-carol, songs. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAV...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Charlesworth, Martin
December 1974
Assembled company singing local Christmas carols (unaccompanied) in the Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth Recorded 15 December 1974. [Tr. 2] Assembled company singing local Christmas carols in the Fountai...
Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Staffordshire
Gibson, Dr Peter H
1955
M.A. thesis on the dialects of Staffordshire, based on fieldwork in Warslow, Mow Cop, Alton, Barlaston, Mavesyn Ridware, Ellenhall, Lapley, Hoar Cross, Edingale, Wigginton and Himley during the period...
The Phonology of the Dialect of Himley, in South Staffordshire
Hubbard, Wendy E
1957
A study of the dialect spoken in Himley, Staffordshire, based on fieldwork data collected by Peter Gibson and used in his M.A. thesis, 'Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Staffordshire' (Leeds 195...
Staffordshire Response Books
Gibson, Dr Peter H
1953-1954
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Staffordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...