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Audio Recording: Harvey, Brian
Knowlden, John; Knowlden, Kate
2022-2023
Digital recording of oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see item title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage" Project. Interviewer(s) listed under c...
Dialect recording in Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Thorp, Dr H.
Mar 1939
[Side 1] Sarah Ann recites dialect story; supplies responses to list of prompts. [Side 2] Sarah Ann demonstrates series of local phrases and pronunciations; Mrs. Whitton recites 'The Husband's Lament'...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Sep 1952
[Side 1] Mrs. Earnshaw discusses food in past, incl. 'butter shive' [= slice of bread and butter], recalls first holiday aged 50 to Blackpool, talks about visit of pigman to stick pig, remembers makin...
Dialect recording in East Haddon, Northamptonshire
28 Mar 1951
[Side 1] Mr Ward compares different methods of hanging pig, explains use of 'gamble' [= bent piece of wood/iron used to hang/stretch pig's carcass] which allows blood to drain thoroughly, hang carcass...
Dialect recording in Croft, Lancashire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
11 Apr 1939
[Side 1] Jack Maines recites 'Owd Bones' in Croft dialect (x2). [Side 2] Conversation about accidents at pit in past (frequently inaudible).
Dialect recording in Croft, Lancashire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
11 Apr 1939
[Side 1] Description of friend's wedding, playing bowls after too much champagne and whisky, anecdotes about local characters. [Side 2] Conversation about threshing by hand, winnowing machines, introd...
Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
11 Jul 1939
[Side 1] Joseph, Neil and Albert talk about smoking, different attitudes to smoking, price of baccy [= 'tobacco'], anecdotes about pipe smoking. [Side 2] Joseph, Neil and Albert discuss horses, hens, ...
Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Lenihan, J M A
11 Jul 1939
[Side 1] [Inaudible]. [Side 2] Henry and Jack remember Otterburn picnics of the past, walking from West Woodburn to Otterburn, getting a lift on wood wagon, staying in Brigg and Coldtown, picnic sport...
Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
11 Jul 1939
[Side 1] Joseph and Henry remember taking goods train home from Bellingham with Scotsman and not understanding a word; anecdotes about leisure time in past. [Side 2] Joseph and Albert recite old sayin...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
22 Jan 1957
[Side 1] Anna recalls cycling to work in Fundenhall for 20 years and to Norwich to collect fish for husband to sell during agricultural workers' strike (1923?), describes series of accidents cycling t...
Dialect recording in Hemyock, Devon
Hart, Richard C
Apr 1959
[Side 1] Leslie talks about building, explains importance of damp course to ensure watertight joint in brickwork, discusses cider made on press at local farm, tells anecdotes about playing truant incl...
Dialect recording in Montacute, Somerset
05 Jun 1952
[Side 1] Bill talks about harvesting by hand, reflects on gradual introduction of mechanisation incl. side rake, describes loading and unloading waggon by hand prior to building 'rick' [= stack of cor...