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Dialect recording in Falstone, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
Jul 1938
Adam recalls parents' diamond wedding, remembers mother's pride at receiving telegram from King, reflects on changes in Falstone, describes community spirit in past, recalls missing school to join fox...
Dialect recording in Queensbury, Yorkshire
06 Jan 1954
[Side 1] Zylph tells anecdotes about church social function, talks briefly about home and family. [Side 2] Zylph and Emma discuss changes in Queensbury, recall buying fish locally, memories of food i...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Hunt, Jean
24 Sep 1956
[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about the local area, various people who have lived there and how it has changed over time. [Side 2] Sam and Jack in conversation about local characters, compare youngsters ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in York, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
19 Aug 1953
[Side 1] Joe tells anecdote about getting lost when out with cart one night, describes changes to street in his lifetime, remembers regular cooperation with neighbour over waggons, briefly mentions mo...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Staveley-in-Kendal, Westmorland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
05 Nov 1954
[Side 1] Roger describes a typical year in sheep farming including dosage for 'flukes' [= parasitic worms], injections, lambing, castrating 'tups' [= male sheep], 'clipping' [= shearing], dipping, 'sp...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
24 Sep 1956
[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about daily life in past, incl. pawn shops, street vendors, fire at Hooley Bridge, opening of working men's club, wages and hours in mill, 1893 union strike. [Side 2] Sam an...
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...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Handley, Dorset
Dec 1956
[Side 1] Charlie compares harvesting now and in past, tells series of anecdotes about poaching incl. using catapult to kill/stun hare, fox and backbird, talks about threshing by hand, describes horse-...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Andreas, Isle of Man
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
Oct 1958
[Side 1] John reflects on changes in farming during his lifetime, recalls using horses to 'grub' [= harvest] potatoes and turnips and remembers cutting hay with horse-rake, discussses cost of tractors...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Romsley, Worcestershire
13 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Will recalls helping plant up Dales Wood and Great Farley Wood, describes working on Lord Cobham's estate at Hagley Hall for 36 years, reflects on changing nature of estate especially reducti...
Survey of English Dialects recording in West Ilsley, Berkshire
May 1959
[Side 1] Charlie compares ploughing with horses and tractors, describes typical working day on farm in past, reflects on changes in village, discusses leisure pursuits in past incl. cricket and footba...