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The Pasche Egg
Calvert, Valerie E
1962
A study of the Easter egg and customs associated with it, based on questionnaire responses and fieldwork interviews with informants living in (or one time resident in) Burscough, Workington, Preston, ...
SED Phonological Map: Toad
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed phonological map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question IV.9.7, Toad, mapping the limits of the various vowel types. The map is headed Survey of English Dial...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
December 1970
Assembled company and soloists singing carols in the Old Horns pub, High Bradfield , near Sheffield, on 19 December 1970. Margaret Yeardley sings 'Bless This House' and 'Holy Mary'; Laurie Goodison si...
Dialect recording in Longnor, Shropshire
15 Aug 1952
[Side 1] Charlie tells series of anecdotes about friend's fondness for drink, recalls several amusing disputes with third wife over housekeeping. [Side 2] Charlie tells anecdotes about friend, rememb...
A little book of Yorkshire dialect : or original tales and verses in dialect by members of the Yorkshire Dialect Society; being some of the best contributions to the Society's competition, December, 1920
Witty, J R; Yorkshire Dialect Society
1921
Edited by J.R. Witty.
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
December 1970
Assembled company singing carols in the Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth, on 20 December 1970. Includes also some popular songs. [Tr. 2]. Conclusion of session which is recorded on tapes LAVC/SRE/A164rand ...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Murphy, J C; Callaghan, Barry; Russell, Ian
December 1970
Assembled company singing carols in the Gate pub, Pilley, on 19 December 1970. The name of the piano accompanist is not known. Includes also the singing of some popular songs. [Tr. 1]
Stonework
1969-1979
This file contains items relating to stone industries and related crafts, including a photocopy of the Appendix to Horace Harman's 'Buckinghamshire Dialect' (reprinted Wakefield: S. R. Publishers, 197...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire
Jul 1957
[Side 1] Ernie recalls going with mother and sisters to work for 6d a day in all weathers, explains how to build 'rick' [= stack], compares rick-building now and in past, talks about laying hedge to k...
Decorated Egg
[1960s]
A hard-boiled, decorated egg, coloured with a food-based(?) red/pink dye. The shell is patterned with stencils made from small fern leaves and wild flowers.