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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
Mr. Fisher of Thornhill, recorded in 1962; talks about working in a coal mine - hours of work, wages, scale picking (as a youngster); pushing tubs underground; describes the layout underground and the...
Sound Recording, Monmouthshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1970]
Frank Corton, recorded in Newport [niece and wife also present]; talks about his work as a crane operator in Newport Docks; emptying/banking iron ore from ships; lists jobs on leaving school; describe...
Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire
Tammivaara, Irmeli
June 1974
[Collector announcement]; May Hard, recorded in Pymore on 13 June 1974; talks about her father's job as a blacksmith, shoes for horses and donkeys, cart repairs, making harrows, repairing/sharpening p...
Sound Recordings, Warwickshire
Siporin, Rae Lee
June 1965
[Collector announcement]; Bella Green, recorded in Nether Whitacre; talks about her childhood; working in service at a farm in Coleshill; farm work - hoeing, digging, carting, harvesting; horse raking...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Hunt, Jean
24 Sep 1956
[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about the local area, various people who have lived there and how it has changed over time. [Side 2] Sam and Jack in conversation about local characters, compare youngsters ...
Sound Recording, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
April 1961
[Announcement: probably recorded by Stanley Ellis in 1961 when he returned to check certain responses.]; Willie Pitt, retired farmworker and waggoner recorded in Embleton; talks about a recent shipwre...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
24 Sep 1956
[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about daily life in past, incl. pawn shops, street vendors, fire at Hooley Bridge, opening of working men's club, wages and hours in mill, 1893 union strike. [Side 2] Sam an...
Survey of English Dialects recording in York, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
19 Aug 1953
[Side 1] Joe tells anecdote about getting lost when out with cart one night, describes changes to street in his lifetime, remembers regular cooperation with neighbour over waggons, briefly mentions mo...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
03 Feb 1956
[Side 1] Sam tells series of anecdotes incl. his efforts to trace descendants of local man sent to Botany Bay, describes trip by locals to Belle Vue (former zoo). [Side 2] Sam tells series of anecdote...
Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
18 Sep 1952
[Side 1] Fred tells series of anecdotes about local characters, Cissie and Fred discuss differences between dialects locally, Fred briefly mentions disputes between rival supporters from Holy Island o...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Clun, Shropshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard
Jan 1955
[Side 1] George recalls almost drowning in local pool, remembers anglers frequently coming from Birmingham in past, comments pool now drained, reflects on favourite jobs on farm, incl. 'a-striking out...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Outhwaite, Paul N
October 1963
Benjamin Harrison, recorded in Farnley; talks about his working life, including work in a coal yard, coal deliveries, working with horses; harvest time; farm labourers' food; work during the summer ti...