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Total number of records: 31

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musical instruments31
play31
culture25
folk music23
community life20
occupations19
manners and customs16
english language - dialects15
social life and customs14
agriculture13

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People and organisationsCount
Sullivan, Keith Frederick10
Hayes, Raymond (1909-2000)5
Bell, Brigid M4
Dunn, Ginette4
Dagg, Archie2
Harrison, Stephen2
Massarella, Mr2
Simpson, Thomas2
Tammivaara, Irmeli2
Ashton, John1

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Change-Ringing: The Development of Bells and Change-Ringing with Particular Reference to the Ringers of Send Church in Surrey

Bell, Brigid M

1980

A dissertation comprising five chapters. The first gives a history of church bells and change-ringing, with sections on the origin of church bells, the use of church bells, bell-founders, bell-metal, ...

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Sound Recording, Surrey

Bell, Brigid M

Jul 23 1979

Bell ringing practise session in Send [preceded by general conversation as the ringers assemble]. Various changes, interspersed with conversation during breaks. Recorded 23 July 1979.

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Sound Recording, Surrey

Bell, Brigid M

Nov 30 1979

[Collector announcement: date, given as November 31st]; interviews with Send bell ringers - peals for special occasions (jubilees, weddings, funerals, calling out the Parson - not done in Send, but re...

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Sound Recordings, Stockton-on-Tees

Schrut, Judith Lynne

January 1977

Foodways: Brenda Conway, recorded in Thornaby, talks about making cheese and potato pie (learned from her mother); recording of informant making the dish in her kitchen; biographical details of the in...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 December 1976

[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; talks about his singing; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', and talks about the subject of the song (ploughman'...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Berry of Holcombe Rogus [wife also present], continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A692r. Talks about local tradespeople, including a butcher, blacksmith, chair and cabinet maker; comments on the number of...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Claude Gimbert, recorded in Sutton on the 21 July 1975 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A675r]; talks about bell ringing techniques, types of bells, learning to ring, methods, c...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire

Massarella, Mr

[1960s]

Unidentified female informant, recorded in Charlesworth [by male collector, from Canterbury]; talks about cotton mills and rope works in the area; changes in the village, including new housing and tra...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

2 July 1975

Ben Ling, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about singing when younger, and learning to sing; singing at school, and during his time in the Army (in France, field artillery); farm work with his uncl...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Ashton, John

[1974/1975]

Harry Slack, recorded in his home in Leeds. Talks about his family; village ceilidhes in Ireland; melodeons; music at the Regent pub in Leeds; sings [unidentified]; discusses the learning of songs; si...

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Sound Recording, [Northumberland]

Harrison, Stephen

13 November 1976

Archie Dagg, recorded at home [in Sharperton], talks about making Northumbrian small-pipes; explains process whilst working on a set of pipes [noise of lathe masks some of the conversation]; talks thr...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Harry Lowe, recorded in Stretham on the 24 July 1975; talks about food and the cost of living; working on a carrier's cart to Cambridge; farm labourers' wages; being an appre...

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