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Total number of records: 6

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culture6
holidays6
manners and customs6
community life5
english language - dialects4
nature4
rites and ceremonies4
animals3
education3
folk music3

Top 10: People and organisations

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Attebery, Louie W (1927-)1
Bryce, Mr1
Chick, Mr1
Collings, Mr1
Corr, Mrs1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Fisher, Vivian1
Fowler, Miss1
Green, Charles1
Hallet, Mr E1

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

28 January 1971 - 25 May 1971

Bob Hancock recorded singing and in conversation in his home in Ringinglow, Sheffield. Talks about his experience of learning and singing songs, and refers to others who know old songs (his brother, G...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Pasanen, Leena

July-August 1971

[Collector announcement]; Herbert Miles, a retired farmworker, recorded in his home in Helmingham on the 28 July 1971 ; talks about farm work (as a boy); wages; farm horses; thoughts on past and prese...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Thomson, Sydney

November 1972

The children of Royal Park Primary School, Headingley, Leeds, recorded on the 21 November 1972; talk about poems and writing stories; Christmas presents, trees, decorations; collector talks about Chri...

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Sound Recordings, Devon and Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Stanley Ellis announcement]; Samuel Snell, recorded on his farm in Swimbridge; talks about the bad winter of 1962/1963; farming sheep and beef bullocks; Devon Closewool [sheep breed]; discuss sheep f...

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Sound Recording, Cumbria

Attebery, Louie W (1927-)

April 1972

[Collector announcement]; Vivian Fisher, recorded at home in Keswick on the 28 April 1972; talks about local gentry; dialect; John Banks and William Penn; childhood memories of Keswick; Queen Mary and...

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Sound Recordings, Somerset

Palmer, Kingsley

[1968-1969]

Mr. E. Hallet relates the Dick Turpin legend; and the origin of the place name Allowenshay. Conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A233r. Mrs. Collings of Dowlish Wake talks about a w...

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