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Survey of English Dialects recording in Swettenham, Cheshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Oct 1957
[Side 1] Wilf tells anecdote about stonemason visiting mill and breaking chisel trying to carve initials in millstone, recalls millstream flooding in 1954, describes difference between milling oats an...
Handknitting
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1962
Elderly female handknitting using traditional curved needles and sheath, Gayle ( Wensleydale).
Dry Stone Wall with Stile
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1965?
Dry stone wall with style at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales (possibly Wharfedale). The stile consists of 3 stones which protrude from the wall to form steps.
Dialect recording in Cullercoats, Northumberland
Hornsby, G
11 Nov 1938
[Side 1] Mrs. Henry recites passage, 'Cullercoats and the work of the fisher folks', describes week-long mussel-fishing trips and work of fisher wives: baiting lines (140 hooks per line), waiting with...