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English Folk Painting

Rumford, Beatrix

1974

This file contains a photocopy of Beatrix Rumford's article, 'Nonacademic English Painting', from 'Antiques' magazine (February 1974), pp. 368-378. The article explores relationships between provincia...

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Written Dialect Tradition in the West Riding of Yorkshire

Harris, Wendy

1973

An examination of song, recitation in verse and prose, and other items created for either public or private performance, appearing in dialect form and gathered from written or printed sources covering...

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SED Phonological Map: Head
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SED Phonological Map: Head

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms. and typescript, for SED question VI.1.1, Head, mapping the limits of the different vowel forms found in South-Western England and Southern Engla...

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Audio Recording: Davidson, Lee

Evans, Amelia; Segrave-Daly, Keira

17 Oct 2022

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...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

1970-1971

Assembled company and soloists singing carols in the Shoulder of Mutton pub, Worrall, near Sheffield, accompanied on the piano by Iain Beckett. Mick Hartley sings 'Song for the Time', Tom Croft and Ia...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Hoar Cross, Staffordshire

06 Jan 1955

[Side 1] Jim recalls first wages were 'bob' [= shilling] a day, remembers buying Ogden's Tabs [= cigarette brand], talks about various jobs incl. starting work on Rangemoor estate aged 18. [Side 2] J...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

December 1971

Assembled company singing carols in the Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth , on the 12 December 1971. Cyril Latimer sings 'Pratty Flowers'. [Tr. 2]. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A181r....

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Gifford, Terry; Russell, Ian

1970-1971

Assembled company singing carols in the Hare and Hounds pub, Oughtibridge, accompanied on the piano by Jack Robinson. Recorded 6 December 1970. [Tr. 3]. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

December 1970

Assembled company and soloists singing carols in the Royal pub, Dungworth, accompanied on the organ by Lol Loy (the majority of carols on this recording are sung unaccompanied). John Frost sings 'Song...

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