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Sound Recordings, Somerset and Gloucestershire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1950s]
Compilation of extracts from field recordings made as part of the Survey of English Dialects. Informant from Stogumber talks about cidermaking - factories and modern changes, the price of apples, c...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
19 March 1976
Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', [first line: 'When I was a jolly young ploughboy'], 'Farmer's Boy' and [first line: 'Come with me to t...
Sound Recordings, Berkshire, Surrey, Essex and West Sussex
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...
Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]
Bryon, Fiona
10 Jun 1980 - 15 Dec 1980
Jim Roche [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A087] talks about his Trade Union involvement as a Shop Steward in the Leeds clothing industry: industrial and social problems of members; church involvement in...
Mischief Night: An Enquiry into its Origins and Traditions
O'Donnell, Jane
1963
Study of the Mischief Night calendar custom, looking at where it is celebrated, how far it extends over Northern England, whether it is predominantly an urban or rural custom, and whether its occurren...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Melsonby, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
01 Nov 1952
[Side 1] Jack tells amusing anecdote about winning sweepstake to guess size of two prize turnips: wet Friday afternoon at quarry so headed 'hame' [= home], changed into night 'claes' [= clothes] and s...
Sound Recordings, County Durham
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Walsh, N Gordon
[1962]
Mr. Dawson, recorded in Medomsley in conversation with Stanley Ellis; talks about his job as a butcher; methods/techniques of killing cattle and processing; meat cuts and modern butchering; apprentice...
Sound Recording, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1963
Male informant [two women also present, ?wife and ?daughter], recorded in White Coppice; talks about his work for the Ministry catching moles and other pests; breeding/handling ferrets; rook shooting ...
Sound Recording, Cheshire
England, Alan
12 December 1970
William England, recorded at home in Northwich; recollects his involvement in the Cheshire [? Comberbach] soul-caking tradition; talks about soul-caking during World War One and the proceeds going tow...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
18 March 1976
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'Since I've Had a Row with the Wife', and 'My Grandfather's Clock' [parody]; singing in pubs as a teenager; sings [unide...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
11 November 1977
Ugthorpe quoits team Quoits Supper, recorded at the Black Bull pub in Ugthorpe; includes jokes, monologues and song; anecdote re. two quoits players; the announcement of prize winners and presentation...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
James Gledhill, recorded in Golcar; talks about working in a woollen cloth textile mill - processes, differences between spinning/producing woollen and worsted materials; leisure time, including a des...