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play37
occupations34
quarries and quarrying32
culture27
community life25
nature24
manners and customs23
agriculture22
animals19
education14

Top 10: People and organisations

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Tammivaara, Irmeli4
Alderson, Richard3
Neddy Dick3
Pasanen, Leena3
Higgenbottom2
Higginbottom, Mr Bernard2
Massarella, Mr2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Siporin, Rae Lee2

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Ingham, Julianne A; Andrew, Yolande

December 1979

Examples of games, rhymes and songs collected from children at Quarry Mount Primary School in Leeds.

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

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

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] William Herdman and Jim discuss village cricket club, recount recent victory against Newton and individual performances despite poor wicket. Jim recalls being hit by ball playing cricket at s...

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Dialect recording in Haggate, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Feb 1954

[Side 1] Albert talks about his family, describes great-grandfather's and great-uncle's work as gamekeeper and 'water-watcher' [= water-bailiff] catching poachers, recalls 'laking' [= playing] out, me...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Haltwhistle, Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

24 Feb 1953

[Side 1] Ned tells series of anecdotes about horses, recalls horse stumbling while carting stones from Lees Hall quarry, describes journey to Hindleysteel over old fell road, winning several races wit...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and London

Bystad, Berit

October 1973

[Collector announcement]; four schoolgirls (aged 10-11) recorded in Quarry Street playground, Leeds, describe and give examples of singing and clapping games. Recorded on the 23 October 1973. [Tr. 1] ...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)

July 1963

Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...

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Children's Games: Student Surveys

1979-1980

This file contains surveys of children's games collected by students at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) from schoolchildren in Leeds. These include Elspeth Mitchell's ms. transc...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wright, John T

24 November 1958

[Collector announcement]; William Rickards, recorded in Egloshayle; talks about farmwork on leaving school; wages; quarry work after World War One; working with his father in his flour mill, and then ...

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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...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire

Massarella, Mr

[1960s]

Unidentified female informant, recorded in Charlesworth [by male collector, from Canterbury]; talks about cotton mills and rope works in the area; changes in the village, including new housing and tra...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Pitkannen, Hannu

[1960s/early 1970s]

[Collector announcement, in which he provides background information on his fieldwork project, the locations visited and informants interviewed; he also comments on the quality of the recordings, the ...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Cheshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

May 1965

[Collector announcement]; Mr. E. Nealey, recorded in Burbage; provides biographical information; makes reference to cockfighting; an Endowed School; selling newspapers at the age of nine; aunt and unc...

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