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Total number of records: 18

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community life18
manners and customs18
markets18
nature16
occupations16
animals15
culture14
food13
holidays13
agriculture12

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)5
Stigell, Ossi3
Caunce, Stephen2
Cleave, Mr2
Cordwent, Mr2
Netherway, Mr2
Pasanen, Leena2
Baker, Alice1
Baker, Charles Albert1
Berry, Mr1

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Hermansson, Nana

November 1969

Harry Hudson, recorded at home in Leeds on the 20th and 27th of November; talks about Leeds City Market; his first stall; work at a wholesale fruit firm; the Armyand World War One; buying his own busi...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

05 Mar 1954

[Side 1] Jim outlines typical year in sheep farming, incl. details of 'tupping' time [= mating time], use of 'raddle' [= red dye used to brand sheep], lambing time, 'provand' [= fodder], sale of fat l...

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Appleby Horse Fair: Showing Horses

Caunce, Stephen

June 1972

Horses being shown by horse dealers at Appleby Horse Fair, Appleby (Cumbria). The horses are ridden up and down a roadway at the fairground. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1608.

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Appleby Horse Fair: Showing Horses

Caunce, Stephen

June 1972

Horses being shown by horse dealers at Appleby Horse Fair, Appleby (Cumbria). The horses are ridden up and down a roadway at the fairground. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1607.

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s]

Tom Bradley, recorded in Gargrave; talks about his working life, including carting, farming, carding (mill), canal (horsework); working with his father; home made wine; pig scraping; canal work - haul...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s]

Oswald Jacques, recorded in Grassington [?in 1963]; [recording takes place in a farm building]; Mr. Jacques describes the parts of a cow stall; talks about cows calving, premature/dead calves; luck st...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

[Collector announcement]; Mr. Oldridge of Sampford Peverell talks about his work as a greenkeeper; farming and the changes brought about through mechanisation; the village's changing population; his f...

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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, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Dallyn of Halberton [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/689r] talks about his parents and grandparents; refers to a Club Walk and fair in ?; markets in Tiverton and Tiverton Junction. [Tr. 7] [Collect...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Pasanen, Leena

July-August 1971

[Collector announcement]; Herbert Miles, a retired farmworker, recorded in his home in Helmingham on the 28 July 1971 ; talks about farm work (as a boy); wages; farm horses; thoughts on past and prese...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Wally Hull, recorded at Little Downham on the 15 July 1975 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A672r]; talks about winter weather; skating and champion skaters; his work as a postm...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Sutton, Diane

2 Jan 1979 - 4 Jan 1979

Marjorie Sutton [collector's grandmother] and Irvin Sutton [collector's father] discuss pig-killing at Christmas; Lincoln butter market - travelling from Wragby to sell produce; Christmas parties - ga...

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