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Survey of English Dialects recording in Nafferton, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
14 Apr 1955
[Side 1] Cyril talks about local choir, recalls ploughing and showing horses all round country, explains traditional ploughing technique and terms incl. 'headland' [= strip of unploughed land at end o...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelton, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
16 Apr 1955
[Side 1] Ronald talks about first jobs on farm, hired by foreman father and worked on several local farms, describes technique for breaking horses in, recalls accidents and injuries incl. occasion whe...
Dialect recording in Tideswell, Derbyshire. Survey of English Dialects recording in Kniveton, Derbyshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
23 Aug 1952
[Side 1] David talks about poor childhood and memories of parents, recalls keeping pigs and hens until he saved enough to buy smallholding, discusses cattle farming and describes how local farmer and ...