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Christmas Traditions

1964-1972

This file contains items relating to Christmas traditions, and includes two photocopies of the section on Christmas (including Christmas Eve, games, mumming, Christmas Day, carols, decorations, food, ...

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Sound Recordings, England

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1950s/1960s]

Compilation of extracts from field recordings made as part of the Survey of English Dialects. These extracts were copied from gramophone disc recordings, with announcements by Stanley Ellis . A spea...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

June 1974

Herbert Powell, recorded in Sutton on the 17 June 1974 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A666r]; talks about horse-drawn cultivator/plough, and compares with modern machinery; describes harrows; hand sowi...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 April 1963

[Collector announcement]; Ernest Warren, recorded [outside] in Ponsworthy; talks about the recent snowfall; farming (crops, cream/buttermaking); his first job milling flour and driving a horse and car...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Reed [location not given] talks about his family; farming for 54 years; ploughing with horses; his role as Church Warden and the role of the Church Council; reference to Lord Sidmouth and Lady Sid...

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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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