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animals5
nature5
culture4
english language - dialects3
folk music3
occupations3
agriculture2
community life2
education2
food2

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Jimmy5
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Holy Jim2
Knights, James (1880-1880)2
Marsden, James2
Clark, John1
Dunn, Ginette1
Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)1
Jack1
Kirkup, Samuel1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Thropton, Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

14 Feb 1953

[Side 1] Jimmy describes hunting with dogs, recalls incidents losing several dogs in fights with foxes and badgers. [Side 2] Jimmy recalls losing dogs hunting foxes, describes incident where he had to...

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Jimmy Marsden
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Jimmy Marsden

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant Jimmy Marsden with his ferrets, in the garden of his home in Thropton (Northumberland). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork act...

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

30 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Jack supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Samuel tells anecdote of local blacksmith at Castle Inn singing song 'Oh dear me I divvent knaw what tae dae'; conversation abou...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)

[1960s]

James Knights of Woodbridge [?recorded in 1968] talks about his work with horses; as horse man; learning from the age of thirteen; working in Yorkshire; horses' stables; travelling a stallion; going t...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

11 September 1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham; talks about singing as a boy, winning first prize in a singing competition; song papers, murder songs, song papers and penny song books; learning tun...

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