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occupations5
quarries and quarrying5
archive administration2
culture1
english language - dialects1

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Sykes, Donald Richard5
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Mellor, Brook (1900-)1
Crosland Hill Quarry
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Crosland Hill Quarry

Sykes, Donald Richard

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

The quarry face at Crosland Hill (West Yorkshire). The image was created by Donald Sykes for inclusion in his dissertation on the dialect of Crosland Hill Quarries.

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Dialect recording in Crossland Hill, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard

07 Jan 1954

[Side 1] Brook talks about work as quarryman, finding 'right' [= good] seam, stresses benefit of placement of crane to remove 'muck' without need for wagons, explains building of wall to hold 'muck' b...

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Quarried Stone
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Quarried Stone

Sykes, Donald Richard

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Quarried stone at Crosland Hill quarry (West Yorkshire). The image was created by Donald Sykes for inclusion in his dissertation on the dialect of Crosland Hill Quarries.

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Crosland Hill Quarry Diagram
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Crosland Hill Quarry Diagram

Sykes, Donald Richard

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Ms. labelled line diagram showing a vertical cross-section of the quarry face at Crosland Hill (West Yorkshire). The diagram is dated December 1953, and was created by Donald Sykes for inclusion in hi...

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The Living Dialect of the Quarries at Crosland Hill, Near Huddersfield

Sykes, Donald Richard

1954

A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Crosland Hill in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, with particular reference to the occupational language associated with its quarrying industry.

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