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Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Mr. Jackson of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore; female informant relates sayings/beliefs regarding marriage and luck; discussion with Mr. Jackson regarding moonlore, weatherlore (animal behaviour...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Longtown, Herefordshire
09 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Bill discusses harsh winters in past, describes timber being transported from Tanhouse Farm and Walterstone across ice, talks about unprecedented amounts of snow in winter 1947 and lack of ra...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Sherborne, Gloucestershire
Jun 1956
[Side 1] Frank tells anecdote about getting drunk, describes visit to Crow's Castle and drinking wine before returning home in torrential rain, recalls taking shelter in barn and sleeping in upturned ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Cradley, Herefordshire
12 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Sidney tells series of anecdotes, describes getting up early one morning to milk cows and returning home to realise it was 3am, recalls falling asleep as young lad while minding waggon and wa...
Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
21 Jul 1938
[Side 1] John and Dod reflect on changes at Post Office since starting work in 1904; anecdote about collecting Bamburgh Post, dark and 'teeming' [= raining heavily], lost oil lamp and cycled into 'muc...
Survey of English Dialects recording in East Clandon, Surrey
Sep 1959
[Side 1] Alf explains how to build and thatch corn stack incl. use of 'staddle' [= raised platform on which stack is built to deter vermin] and importance of 'barge-course' [= portion of thatch on sta...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Gretton, Gloucestershire
12 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Jack talks about mowing corn by hand, lists implements used incl. 'fagging-hook' [= sickle with metal hook] and 'pick-thank' [= sickle with wooden hook], describes practice of drying corn in ...