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Dialect recording in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
17 Sep 1952
[Side 1] Conversation about 'mushel' [= mussel] fishing, discussion of preparations for following morning, comments about poor quality of mushels recently, nothing but 'clarts' [= mud]. [Side 2] Expla...
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...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Egton, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
16 Apr 1955
[Side 1] Arthur remembers grandfather mowing by hand with 'lea' [= scythe] 3 acres a day for 10 shillings, describes own mixed farm, comments now specialises in pedigree beef cattle, talks about cattl...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Clun, Shropshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard
Jan 1955
[Side 1] George recalls almost drowning in local pool, remembers anglers frequently coming from Birmingham in past, comments pool now drained, reflects on favourite jobs on farm, incl. 'a-striking out...
Sound Recordings, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1950s]
Male informant, recorded in Therfield; talks about ploughing with horses; the self-binder; horse-driven threshing machine; storing corn, and selling at [?Royston] Corn Exchange; taking wheat to mill f...
Sound Recordings, Kent
North, David J
December 1978
[Collector announcement]; Alf Tullet (born in Cowden) and his wife, Mrs. Tullet (born in Chiddingstone), recorded in their home in Hever on the 29 December 1978. The conversation concerns the making a...
Sound Recording, Leicester
Edge, Christine
1965
Various informants talk of Cat Anna ( Leicester woman regarded as a witch), a secret tunnel used by Lady Jane Grey, Leicester Castle, witch burnings, divination (future husband, sex of unborn baby); C...
Sound Recording, Leicester
Edge, Christine
1965
Various informants from Leicesterrelate customs and beliefs known to them: flowers in hospital, new moon, shoes, crossed knives, hawthorn, howling dogs, cutlery, wart cures, death omens, divination (f...
Basket, Straw and Rope-Work
1960-1973
This file includes a photocopy of typed notes made by Rodney Cousins on basket-making, collected from H. Summers, basketmaker, Sutton-on-Trent (November 1969) and from Herbert Lloyd Johnes' 'The Baske...
Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire
Tammivaara, Irmeli
June-July 1974
[Collector announcement]; George Warby and Olive Warby [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A667r], recorded in Elm on the 27 June 1974; talk about the Charity Dole for agricultural workers from Elm and Frid...
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 ...
Farming Past and Present: A Study Based in the Village of Terrington St. John and the Surrounding Areas of the Fens of North West Norfolk
Pearson, Margaret Frances
1977
A study of the farming community of Terrington St. John in Norfolk, based largely on fieldwork interviews with local people. The study comprises nine chapters. The first presents a profile of the vill...