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Dialect recording in Stamfordham, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
05 Apr 1939
[Side 1] Conversation about local character, Jimmy the Child, anecdote about Jimmy catching rats in 'midden' [= ash-pit/dung heap] and showing them off in pub in exchange for beer, anecdote about late...
Dialect recording in Wall, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
19 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Ned describes his discovery of Roman coins at well, coins taken to local museum (Chesters Roman Fort), recalls carriers coming from Carlisle hiding whisky along main road, lists local public ...
Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
21 Jul 1938
[Side 1] John and Dod reflect on changes at Post Office since starting work in 1904; anecdote about collecting Bamburgh Post, dark and 'teeming' [= raining heavily], lost oil lamp and cycled into 'muc...
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping responses (Cow)-byre, Cowhouse, Cow-stable, Mistall, and Shippon. The map was create...
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping responses Cow-House and Cow-Shed. The map is labelled as a draft.
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping responses Cow-House and Cow-Shed. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, is dated March 1964 and is labelled as a draft.
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Late 1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping the distribution of responses Cowhouse and Cowshed. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, and is dated Januar...
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Early-mid 1970s]
Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping the distribution of responses Cowbyre, Cow-Hovel, Cow-Pen, Cow-Stable, Beast-House, -Byre, Mistall and Shippo...
SED Word Map: Dovecote
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]
Experimental word map of the Northern Counties, for SED question I.1.7, Dovecote, showing the distribution of responses (Dove)-cote, (Dove)-ducket, (Dove)-hole, (Dove)-hull and (Dove)-loft. The map wa...
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1960s-mid 1970s]
Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping responses (Cow)-Byre, Cowhouse, Cow-Stable, Mistall, and Shippon. The map was compil...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960
Mr. Hitchcock, recorded in Netheravon; talks about his parents; Ernest Kent; the pronunciation of the words gate and post [Orton questions]; ploughing; the pronunciation of the word horses; Orton ques...
Survey of English Dialects Contact Prints
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1967
Strip of six contact prints, including two photographs of thatched corn stacks in a field near Foulden (including LAVC/PHO/P1037); and four photographs of Harold Orton in the Survey of English Dialect...