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The Language of the Meat Trade: A Survey of Terms Used by a Selected Sample of Butchers in the United Kingdom
Upton, Clive Stanley
1977
Ph.D. thesis containing seven chapters and three appendices, presenting the findings of an enquiry into the technical lexicon of the meat trade of the United Kingdom which was carried out between 1973...
Farming Traditions in South Shropshire
Gwilliam, K Sheila
1967
A thesis based on the experiences of the collector's family, farming an area near Clun in Shropshire.
Rochdale Market: Its History and Customs
Randle, Olivia Susan
1971
A study of Rochdale Market, comprising chapters giving historical background information, descriptions of the market and its administration in 1971, childhood in Rochdale at the turn of the twentieth ...
Butchering Questionnaire
Upton, Clive S
1974
This file contains a fieldwork questionnaire designed to elicit information about the working practices and terminology used by people connected with the meat trade. The responses collected provided d...
An Account of the Phonology of the Dialect of Gosforth in the County of Cumberland
Young, Nell
1950
A study of the dialect spoken in Gosforth, in the old county of Cumberland, based on fieldwork undertaken in June and December 1949. An introduction to the village is followed by chapters which pres...
Fishing Methods; Smoking and Curing Fish
1961-1974
This file includes an ms. account of haaf-net fishing on the River Nith and Solway Firth, collected from informants Mr Lockie of Carrutherstown, and Mr Clarke and Miss Clarke of Conheath, Dumfries and...
SED Word Map: Scraps
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map with responses for SED question III.12.10, Scraps (i.e. the leftovers from rendered lard).
Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire
Sutton, Diane
2 Jan 1979 - 4 Jan 1979
Marjorie Sutton [collector's grandmother] and Irvin Sutton [collector's father] discuss pig-killing at Christmas; Lincoln butter market - travelling from Wragby to sell produce; Christmas parties - ga...
Sheep Stool
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Wooden sheep stool, or cradle, used in sheep killing, in a farm building in Muker ( Swaledale). Pole-axe propped against nearby wall. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. notes.
Pig Stool
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Wooden pig stool, or cradle, in barn at Holgate Farm, Hurst Moor ( Arkengarthdale). At the time of photographing, the pig stool was still in use for scraping pigs after slaughter. Mounted on Photo Fil...
Mallet for Stunning Pigs
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1968
Male informant (probably Jack Lynas) with large mallet, or mall, used for stunning pigs, at Holgate Farm, Hurst Moor ( Arkengarthdale). The mallet was used in conjunction with an iron stunner held aga...