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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
21 Jul 1938
[Side 1] Recipe for gooseberry chutney, jams, tarts, discussion of films showing at local 'pictures' [= cinema], comparison of daily chores, plans for forthcoming carnival, including playing in ladies...
Sound Recordings, Stockton-on-Tees
Schrut, Judith Lynne
23 January 1977
Margaret Postgate, Trevor Postgate and George Robinson (all of Thornaby) discuss domestic crafts - dressmaking, sewing, knitting, quilt-making, embroidery, enamelling, horticulture, bee-keeping. [Tr. ...
Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
18 Sep 1952
[Side 1] Fred tells anecdote about journey with grandfather to Newbiggin and Newcastle, remembers sitting on back of bus to avoid embarrassment as grandfather had habit of striking up conversation wit...
Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]
Bryon, Fiona
18 December 1980
Mrs. Blackburn talks about her work in the Leeds tailoring industry: Parents' occupations; sewing from childhood; first job - ladies' dress factory in Woodhouse Lane - machinist, female boss; next job...
Annual Festivals: General
1962-1972
This file contains Mats Rehnberg's pamphlet on holidays and annual festivals in Sweden (Stockholm: Svenska Institutet, 1964), [24] pp.; a photocopy of the guide to the Stone Collection at Birmingham R...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Morris, Patricia M
[September 1981]
Olive Metcalf, recorded at home in the Kirkstall area of Leeds; talks about food shopping for a large family; gardening and vegetable growing; breakfast; dinners (week's menu); offal/meat products; le...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
4 October 1974
Alice Messenger, possibly recorded at a friend's house in Aldeburgh. [The informant is from Blaxhall. A Mrs. Thompson also speaks on this recording.] AM sings the following songs (generally just the c...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Panheinen, Ossi
[1970]
Mr. Reed [location not given] talks about his family; farming for 54 years; ploughing with horses; his role as Church Warden and the role of the Church Council; reference to Lord Sidmouth and Lady Sid...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Pattison, Susan
[1975]
Adrian Peters, recorded at home in Marston, talks about his 7-8 year involvement with the Antrobus Soul-Cakers - link with wife's family and parts played [ David Goulburn contributes occasionally]; ag...