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culture10
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english language - dialects6
folk music5
food5
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social life and customs4
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Calvert, Valerie E4
Latimer, Cyril3
Russell, Ian3
Taylor, Jane3
Hirst, T O (1879-)2
Vickers, Emma2
Callaghan, Barry1
Champion, W. I.1
Goodison, Laurie1
Isham, Ernie1

Archive File

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, ...

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SED Phonological Map: Toad
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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]

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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...

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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...

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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.

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