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Sound Recordings, Herefordshire
Bulmer, A Gillian
[1974-1976]
Mr. Reeves, ex-employee of H. P. Bulmer (cider producers), and curator of Leominster Museum, relates a story of a woman who, thinking they were dead, plucked some geese to take to Leominster market. W...
Sound Recordings, East Sussex, Somerset, [Devon] and Kent
[1950s]
Compilation of extracts copied from Survey of English Dialects field recordings made in the south of England. The first extract is from an interview with Harry Burghess [Burgess], made by Michael B...
Sound Recordings, Somerset and Gloucestershire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1950s]
Compilation of extracts from field recordings made as part of the Survey of English Dialects. Informant from Stogumber talks about cidermaking - factories and modern changes, the price of apples, c...
Dialect recording in Wark, Northumberland
Lenihan, J M A; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
06 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Discussion about bees, memories of father's traditional brewing methods, use of yeast and barley in local brewing and baking. [Side 2] Discussion about gardening in recent dry weather, comple...
Sound Recording, Somerset
Ihalainen, Ossi
July 1972
Jack Spencer, recorded at home in Westhay on 15 July 1972; describes haymaking, including raking, work breaks, harnessing horses, loading waggons, drink, rick making, dinner time, food, tea, evening w...
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, 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...
Sound Recordings, Essex and Suffolk
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
July 1959
William Sibley, recorded in Stisted; talks about his time as a bellringer; farm work as a boy, trimming thatch, stock boy; wages and working days; work with horses and steam plough; work on the farm a...
Sound Recordings, Essex
Berntsen, Howard N
1961
Mr. R. O. Allston, recorded in West Bergholt; talks about the growth of the village; serving with the Essex Regiment (and also the Hampshire Regiment) during World War One; his father's work in a loca...
Sound Recording, East Sussex
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1964]
Mr. W. Glapson, recorded in Horam; talks about his smallholding and retirement from farming; farm work - mowing corn with a scythe, binding and stooking, stacking; modern farming; first jobs, aged fou...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Panheinen, Ossi
[1970]
Mr. Woollacott [location not known] describes the process of making cider - equipment, barrelling and fermenting; strength of cider; the barrels used; difference between beer and ale; provision of cid...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
November 1974
Percy Ling, recorded at home in Snape on the 2 November 1974; talks about Copper Kettle competitions - singing competition in Snape, first prize a copper kettle, judged by the audience; PL winning thi...