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Sound Recording, Devon
Read, John (1884-1963)
8 July 1958
[John Read announcement]; John Read, recorded at the home of his friend, Victor Bonham-Carter, in East Anstey, giving his recollections of country life and the dialect in south-eastern Somerset. Talks...
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, Cambridgeshire
Tammivaara, Irmeli
July 1975
[Collector announcement]; Etheldrida Thompson, recorded in Witchford on the 14 July 1975; gives biographical details; employment as a nurse housemaid in Cambridge; parlour maid in Peterborough; [colle...
Man with Handcart
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph taken in the late-19th/early-20th century of a man sitting on a piece of luggage by the roadside, next to a handcart on which there is a wicker crate.
Sound Recordings, Stockton-on-Tees
Schrut, Judith Lynne
23 January 1977
Margaret Postgate, Trevor Postgate and George Robinson (all of Thornaby) discuss domestic crafts - dressmaking, sewing, knitting, quilt-making, embroidery, enamelling, horticulture, bee-keeping. [Tr. ...
Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
11 Jul 1939
[Side 1] Joseph and Henry remember taking goods train home from Bellingham with Scotsman and not understanding a word; anecdotes about leisure time in past. [Side 2] Joseph and Albert recite old sayin...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
03 Feb 1956
[Side 1] Sam tells series of anecdotes incl. his efforts to trace descendants of local man sent to Botany Bay, describes trip by locals to Belle Vue (former zoo). [Side 2] Sam tells series of anecdote...
Sound Recording, Hampshire
Wakelin, Martyn F
1964
Charles Sheppard, recorded in Bishop's Sutton; talks about working with pigs; rook starving [scaring] after the corn sown; scarecrows; service in the Rifle Brigade during World War One, in France; ret...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Clun, Shropshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard
Jan 1955
[Side 1] George recalls almost drowning in local pool, remembers anglers frequently coming from Birmingham in past, comments pool now drained, reflects on favourite jobs on farm, incl. 'a-striking out...
Sound Recordings, North Lincolnshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
August 1958
George Bell, recorded at Winteringham; talks about his working life; being in service, starting farm work at the age of fifteen; working with horses at Keelby Grange (second to the Waggoner); job of W...
Dialect recording in Wark, Northumberland
Lenihan, J M A
30 May 1939
[Side 1] Conversation between George, Tommy, Douglas, Willie and Mrs. Civil about fishing incl. incident when they were caught poaching salmon in Wark burn at night, alerted by friends on bank and hid...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Bauldie, J S
1969
Interviews with ex-coalminers from Abram, Hindley, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Shevington. Topics covered include work and leisure activities: whippets; practical jokes; beliefs; games (including Piggy, ...