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agriculture9
community life9
nature9
occupations9
vehicles9
animals8
food8
food crops7
buildings6
implements, utensils etc6

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)7
Barry, Michael V (1935-)6
Burnett, Bill2
Annet, Mrs F. E.1
Appleby, Harry1
Banks, William1
Bateman, Mr Alf1
Bill1
Bragbrook, Walter1
Braybrook1

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Sound Recordings, Dorset

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Denning, recorded in Netherbury; talks about the cider making process, including fermenting, corking and tapping barrels, quantities made, apple orchards, storage, the cider press (demonstrates/ex...

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Sound Recording, Buckinghamshire

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Francis Hutt, recorded in Horton; talks about building and thatching corn stacks; clipping hedges; market gardening; milk round with pony - first job, aged eleven; carters' wages; ploughing and horse ...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)

July 1963

Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...

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Sound Recordings, Essex

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Charlie Manning, recorded in High Easter; talks about driving a milk cart at the age of ten; driving waggons; ploughing; harvest time; community spirit; marking out a field for ploughing; hedging; cro...

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Sound Recordings, Leicestershire and Essex

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Mrs. F. E. Annet, recorded in Carlton Curlieu (Leicestershire); talks about a blacksmith and smithy; fireplaces - use and cleaning; curing bacon/ham; grocery deliveries; neighbour's bread baking; plac...

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Sound Recordings, London, Huntingdonshire and Buckinghamshire

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Mr. H. J. Kent, recorded in Hackney (London); talks about bus fares in London, compared with fifty years ago; journey times compared with horse trams; thoughts on the present bus service; horse drawn ...

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Sound Recordings, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Edward Orton, recorded in Packington (Leicestershire); talks about building a haystack, and thatching it with wheat straw; farmhouses; curing bacon; livestock; selling land for housing; modern farming...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1967-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Lincolnshire locations 10L4-15. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1953, 1960 and 1967. The date when this copy tape...

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Agricultural Equipment, Etc.

1969-1979

This file contains items on aspects of agriculture, with a focus on the kinds of tools, equipment and machinery used in farming. This includes a printed diagram and key to the parts of the old Wolds p...

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