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Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Bell, Brigid M2
Bell, Mary2
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Bell, Sheila2
Burnett, Bill2
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)2
Banks, William1
Bateman, Mr Alf1
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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[November 1966]

[Announcement]; Mr. R. M. Claughton, recorded in Askrigg; collector introduces Mr. Claughton, who goes on to describe the building of a dry stone wall - selection of stones, courses and terminology; t...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1955

Bob King and his wife, recorded in Totternhoe;[Gap, 2 mins.]; Mr. King describes some [?local] caves; Sunday School treats; visitors to the area and locals serving tea to them; local people; the litan...

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Sound Recording, [Location Unknown]

Bell, Brigid M

24 December 1978

[Collector announcement]; collector's family recorded in conversation whilst eating Christmas Eve supper; discussion covers the food served, Prince Charles' potential bride, Monaco royal family; Luxem...

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Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester

Waller, Vivien M

1961-1962

Schoolgirls and boys from Greater Manchester give examples of skipping rhymes, song parodies, dipping rhymes, explanations of chasing/ring games (also card games), Pancake Tuesday rhyme and autograph ...

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Sound Recordings, [Location Unknown]

Bell, Brigid M

28 December 1978

[Collector announcement: interviews with collector's parents and paternal grandmother]; Mary Bell talks about Christmas as a child in Ireland - food, no alcohol; Christmas as mother of collector's fat...

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Sound Recordings, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Edward Orton, recorded in Packington (Leicestershire); talks about building a haystack, and thatching it with wheat straw; farmhouses; curing bacon; livestock; selling land for housing; modern farming...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1967-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Lincolnshire locations 10L4-15. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1953, 1960 and 1967. The date when this copy tape...

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Builders' Customs: Topping Out

March-April 1968

This file consists of correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and various correspondents connected with the building industry, regarding topping-out ceremonies. The correspondents include Norbert F. ...

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Well Dressing in Derbyshire: The Tideswell Tradition

McCall, Margaret R

1976

M.A. dissertation on the custom of welldressing, with particular reference to the Derbyshire village of Tideswell. Its chapters deal in turn with Tideswell and its welldressing team, the welldressing ...

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Courtship and Marriage; Death and Funerals

1962-1980

This file contains items on marriage customs, death and funeral customs and beliefs, and ghosts. This includes ms. and typed correspondence between R. W. Crosland and Tony Green on the custom of biddi...

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