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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)5
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Brothwell, William Richard1
Burnett, Bill1
Charlton, Anthony1
Fox, Charles1

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Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

03 Feb 1956

[Side 1] Sam tells series of anecdotes incl. his efforts to trace descendants of local man sent to Botany Bay, describes trip by locals to Belle Vue (former zoo). [Side 2] Sam tells series of anecdote...

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Anthony Charlton
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Anthony Charlton

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Anthony Charlton, standing on the pavement outside his home in Wark (Northumberland). He holds a set of Northumbrian pipes. The dating of this photograph is based...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1967-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Lincolnshire locations 10L4-15. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1953, 1960 and 1967. The date when this copy tape...

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Sound Recordings, Essex and Suffolk

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

July 1959

William Sibley, recorded in Stisted; talks about his time as a bellringer; farm work as a boy, trimming thatch, stock boy; wages and working days; work with horses and steam plough; work on the farm a...

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Sound Recording, Monmouthshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

Mr. Padfield, recorded in Crosskeys [undated]; talks about the local landscape and afforestation; boom time for coal mines during World War One; economic slumps and unemployment, dole and soup kitchen...

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