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Sound Recordings, Glamorgan
Crook, Rosemary
9 January 1980
Recorded in an Old People's Home in Treorchy ; Gladys Flinn (born Ystrad, Glamorgan) talks about family background, occupation of father; describes domestic routine - clothes washing, sleeping arrange...
Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Staffordshire
Siporin, Rae Lee
1965
[Collector announcement]; Jim Driver, recorded in Charlesworth in May 1965; talks about his working life, including ropemaking; starting work at the age of 22/23; cotton rope and its use; his family; ...
Sound Recordings, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
Mr. Fisher of Thornhill, recorded in 1962; talks about working in a coal mine - hours of work, wages, scale picking (as a youngster); pushing tubs underground; describes the layout underground and the...
Sound Recordings, Staffordshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Siporin, Rae Lee
[1965-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Staffordshire locations 12St5-10. The original recordings were made in 1955 and 1965. The date when this copy tape was made ...
Sound Recordings, Northumberland
Upton, Clive S
15 May 1974
[Collector announcement]; Mary Moffat, recorded at home in Earsdon; talks about doctors, a new Health Centre and home visits in the past; the village; Chapel; playing the organ; other musicians in the...
Sound Recordings, County Durham
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Walsh, N Gordon
[1962]
Mr. Dawson, recorded in Medomsley in conversation with Stanley Ellis; talks about his job as a butcher; methods/techniques of killing cattle and processing; meat cuts and modern butchering; apprentice...
Sound Recording, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1963
Male informant [two women also present, ?wife and ?daughter], recorded in White Coppice; talks about his work for the Ministry catching moles and other pests; breeding/handling ferrets; rook shooting ...
Sound Recordings, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1963
Bill Stevenson, recorded in Carleton on the 1 February 1963; talks about his upbringing in Carleton; his father; pig keeping and killing for Christmas; diet; local school; Mischief Night and pranks de...
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...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire and North Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La11-12 and North Yorkshire locations 6Y1-2. The original recordings were made between November 1952 ...
Sound Recordings, Shropshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1955-1957
[Collector announcement]; George Davies, recorded in Weston Rhyn in January 1955; talks about his work as a coupler in a coal mine, coupling full waggons; the overseer, known as a doggy; describes con...
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...