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Dialect recording in Newcastle upon Tyne
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
29 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Bob recites reading passage about 'wor Susie' in Newcastle dialect; Harry recalls father's uncle, Bob Bagnall, drowning while rowing on Tyne; Jonny recalls winner of rowing race drowning afte...
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 Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
24 Feb 1953
[Side 1] Ned tells series of anecdotes about horses, recalls horse stumbling while carting stones from Lees Hall quarry, describes journey to Hindleysteel over old fell road, winning several races wit...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
29 November 1976
[Collector announcement]; Sid Cornfirth [and family], recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about Mrs. Cornfirth playing quoits; Ugthorpe quoits teams and the game's popularity; singing, singers and son...
Sound Recording, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Renfred Knowles, recorded in St Day ; describes a working day in a [?tin] mine, including charging holes and blasting; being a miner for thirty years; working with boring machines; occupational diseas...
Sound Recording, North Lincolnshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
October 1958
George Smith, recorded in South Ferriby; talks about his working life (hours, accidents, conditions), including thirty years in a brickyard, at Barton-upon-Humber cement works and in Hull; accidents a...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Houck, Charles L
[Mid 1960s-1970s]
Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...
The Coal Mining Community of Abram, Lancashire
Bauldie, J S
1970
A dissertation which focusses on the life of the miner away from his place of employment, and describes miners' recreational activities in the Lancashire village of Abram during the years 1900 to 1925...
Sound Recording, Derbyshire
BBC
[1970-1979]
Local BBC Radio broadcast, entitled 'Owd Loscoe' [produced by ?Radio Nottingham, or ?Radio Derby]; [Announcement]; Billy Bellfield, recorded in Holbrook; talks about life at the end of the nineteenth ...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
1 April 1963
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Wright, recorded at home in South Zeal; talks about ploughing with horses from the age of twelve; transporting people and other loads by horse and cart; wages; wrestli...
Sound Recording, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Harry Welshman, recorded in Duloe; talks about his time in the village; agricultural work and wages; leaving school aged fourteen; father's work as a gamekeeper; Army service during World War One; tak...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Houck, Charles L
[Mid 1960s-1970s]
Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...