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The Dialect of Eaton-by-Tarporley (Cheshire), A Descriptive and Historical Grammar
Anderson, Peter M
1977
Ph.D. thesis which describes the sound system and accidence of the modern Eaton-by-Tarporley dialect and relates this to the system from which it is descended. Chapter 1 demonstrates the interplay bet...
The Antrobus Soul-Caking Play
Pattison, Susan
1975
M.A. study of the Antrobus soulcaking play, customarily performed at Hallowe'en and during the first two weeks of November each year. The study is presented against a background of earlier scholarly i...
English Dialect Sound Recordings (Northern England)
Hornsby, G; Lenihan, J M A; Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Riddell, William
[1939]
The majority of recordings were made for the Survey of Northumbrian Dialects, in 1938 and 1939. This survey was inaugurated at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (then part of the University of Du...
Pace-Eggers
[1960s]
Copy of a photograph taken in the late-19th century, which purports to be of the Kirkby Stephen Pace-Eggers, or Jolly Boys. They carry musical instruments (tambourine, fiddle and melodeon), and are dr...
Lincolnshire Folk Drama Map
Ogg, M C
April 1979
Ms. colour map, drawn in felt-tipped pen by M. C. Ogg of Colby (Humberside), showing locations in Lincolnshire where Wooing Plays were performed, and whether or not they included animal disguise. Th...
Lincolnshire Folk Drama Map
Ogg, M C
April 1979
Ms. colour map, drawn in felt-tipped pen by M. C. Ogg of Colby (Humberside), showing locations in Lincolnshire where Wooing Plays were performed, and the routes taken by the groups of performers. Th...
Sound Recording, Somerset
Read, John (1884-1963)
1 July 1958
Performance of the first two acts of John Read's Somerset dialect play, 'Wold Ways A-Gwain', recorded in Dinder. This follows an introduction and scene-setting by Mr. J. A. Garton.
Pace-Eggers
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph taken in the late-19th century, which purports to be of the Kirkby Stephen Pace-Eggers, or Jolly Boys. They carry musical instruments (tambourine, fiddle, and melodeon), and are d...
Lincolnshire Wooing Plays: Illustrations and Maps
Ogg, M C
April 1979
This file contains 11 ms. illustrations of characters from, and two maps relating to, the Wooing Play in Lincolnshire. The illustrations are mainly in felt-tipped pen, although some are shaded in penc...
Lincolnshire Folk Drama: Dame Jane
Ogg, M C
April 1979
Ms. illustration, drawn in felt-tipped pen by M. C. Ogg of Colby (Humberside), of Dame Jane, a character from the Alkborough Plough Jags wooing play. The illustration was amongst a series of maps an...
Lincolnshire Folk Drama: Besom Betty
Ogg, M C
April 1979
Ms. illustration, drawn in felt-tipped pen by M. C. Ogg of Colby (Humberside), of Besom Betty, a she-male character found in Lincolnshire wooing plays. The illustration was amongst a series of maps ...
Lincolnshire Folk Drama: Hobby Horse
Ogg, M C
April 1979
Ms. illustration, drawn in felt-tipped pen by M. C. Ogg of Colby (Humberside), of Hobby Horse, a character found in Lincolnshire wooing plays. The illustration was amongst a series of maps and illus...