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baked products2
food2
agriculture1
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quarries and quarrying1
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Brooksbank, Irvine1
Mills, Mr Jot1
Mills, Mrs Jot1

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Dialect recording in Thornton, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

28 May 1957

[Side 1] Irvine recalls working aged 10 on local farm scaring birds, discusses father's work at quarry, describes how father used to 'reckon up' [= calculate] wages for fellow workers, talks about wag...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Threlkeld, Cumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

29 Jun 1954

[Side 1] Mrs. Mills describes traditional method of baking bread, crumble yeast into bread tin, add lukewarm water and flour, knead mixture adding warm water, flour bottom of tin and cover for hour an...

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