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The Phonology of the Dialect of Hoylake, Cheshire
Walters, Gillian S
1955
A study of the dialect spoken in Hoylake, Cheshire. An introduction to the town is followed by five chapters which which give a descriptive account of the sounds of the dialect recorded in 1955, des...
Fishing Questionnaire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1963-1968]
This subseries includes drafts and final copies of Stanley Ellis's fishing questionnaire, items referred to in its compilation and related papers.
An Account of the Dialect of Staithes in the North Riding of Yorkshire
Lawson, Mabel Stockwell
1949
M.A. thesis examining the dialect of Staithes (North Yorkshire), based on fieldwork data collected in 1947 from six informants, using Joseph Wright's 'English Dialect Grammar', and the Dieth-Orton Que...
Photographs of Traditional Work Techniques and Implements
[1960s]
The photographs in this file show farming scenes (hay gathering, PC1022, PC1053, PC1060), stone barn and cow shed constructions (PC0268, PC0269, PC0275, PC0277), cheesemaking (PC1519), buttermaking (P...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
[Mid-1960s]
Two males in conversation, recorded in Filey in April 1962. [Date when this copy tape made not known.] Reference to local people; fish and chip shops; singing in local pubs; fishing related - nets/lin...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
[Mid-1960s]
Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about being employed as a veterinary's groom; talks about working hours, and relates a number of anecdotes; talks about...