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Total number of records: 33

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture25
Brotherton Collection1
English Literature1
Leeds Poetry1

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SubjectCount
animals1
beverage industry1
beverages1
brewing1
clothing and dress1
community life1
culture1
education1
english language - dialects1
food1

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Howard, Haigh6
Dyson, B Ronald5
Dealtry, Thomas William2
Greenside, Mr2
Hubbard, Wendy E2
Bateson, Margaret1
Battersby, Pauline1
Blackmore, Pete1
Burghess, Mr Harry1
Ellis, Martin1

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From 190024
From 20009

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Audio Recording: Ellis, Martin

Hall, Rosemary

19 Oct 2022

Digital recording of oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see item title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage" Project. Interviewer(s) listed under c...

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Audio Recording: Smith, Nigel

Morgan, Tricia; Blackmore, Pete

2022-2023

Digital recording of oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see item title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage" Project. Interviewer(s) listed under c...

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] John supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; William recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] John and James discuss village cricket club, compare past players no...

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Audio recording: Phill Garnett

20 Jul 2021

1 flac Brief summary of interview:

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Dialect recording in Albrighton, Shropshire

Hubbard, Wendy E

Oct-Nov 1958

[Side 1] Harry talks about cultivating and sowing crops incl. potatoes and wheat, explains use of disc harrow, compares spring and autumn wheat, talks about ploughing with horses. [Side 2] Harry comp...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire

Dyson, B Ronald

Sep 1951

[Side 1] Haigh recites poem composed by local author to commemorate Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds c.1859. [Side 2] Haigh recites poem composed by local author to commemorate Queen Victoria's visit ...

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