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community life5
culture5
agriculture3
folklore3
manners and customs3
nature3
occupations3
traditional medicine3
weather3
well-being3

Top 10: People and organisations

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Wharton, Colin S3
Bury, Jack2
Sutton, Mrs E2
Adcock, Mr1
Armstrong College (University of Durham)1
Bachelor, Danny1
Bradley, Mr1
Brumley, Mr1
Bullock, Alan1
Gwinnett, Aubrey1

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Informant Correspondence.

Wakelin, Martyn F

1964

Correspondence from informants and their relatives addressed to Martyn Wakelin, relating biographical information not originally collected by fieldworkers, and additional details on villages, March - ...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967-1968

Jack Bury, recorded in Winderton; talks about harvesting methods - fagging, tying sheaves and leaving to stand for three bells (i.e. three Sundays); discusses a ?sheppick (hay fork); labour force on t...

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Sound Recording, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1968

[Collector announcement]; Mrs. E. Sutton, recorded in Aston Cantlow[conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A262r]; talks about a blackthorn winter; weatherlore; cures for warts (broad b...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967

Danny Bachelor, recorded at home in Ratley, describes a plant remedy for shingles (used c. 1900); describes cattle cures; mesmerising chickens; breaking eggs; charming animals (horses); use of saltpet...

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Armstrong College Theses

Armstrong College (University of Durham)

1930-1939

Undergraduate theses by students of Armstrong College on the dialects of ten localities in Northumberland. Each of the theses focusses on the phonology of the individual dialects.

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