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Survey of English Dialects recording in Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
May 1956
[Side 1] Bill talks about cutting and 'pleaching' [= repairing] hedges, lists different bushes and explains hedging techniques, describes farm work incl. working with horses and cattle, ditching, 'tha...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Llanellen, Monmouthshire
09 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Bill talks about badger baiting, describes typical layout of 'earth' [= badger's den], comments foxes often take over 'berry' [= rabbit burrow] or earth but smell of fox usually forces badger...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Bedale, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
10 Oct 1952
[Side 1] Jim tells anecdote about local man who saw balloon in 'midden' [= pit below earth closet] after visit to toilet, explains man had never seen balloon before so assumed he must have passed it s...
Minute books and papers of the West Yorkshire Coal Owners' Association
1889-1955
Contents as follows: (1)-(8), (20) Minute books nos 1-9, 1890-1955; (9)-(12), (21) Finance Committee minute books nos 1-5, 1890-1955; (13)-(14) Annual output of members' collieries, 1889-1931; (15) De...
Percy Fry Kendall, letters from various correspondents together with some other documents, all mainly on geological topics, 1886-1932
1886-1932
This list records a collection of 113 letters from various correspondents to Professor P F Kendall, together with a few other documents, all mainly on geological topics.