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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
21 Jul 1938
[Side 1] John and Dod reflect on changes at Post Office since starting work in 1904; anecdote about collecting Bamburgh Post, dark and 'teeming' [= raining heavily], lost oil lamp and cycled into 'muc...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
22 Jan 1957
[Side 1] Anna recalls cycling to work in Fundenhall for 20 years and to Norwich to collect fish for husband to sell during agricultural workers' strike (1923?), describes series of accidents cycling t...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
Nov 1958
[Side 1] Amanda talks about local farms and farmhouses, recalls open fireplace in childhood home, remembers trips by horse and cart to collect ling for fire, describes apparatus for cooking and baking...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ellenhall, Staffordshire
06 Jan 1955
[Side 1] Sym talks about buying and selling horses, recalls two foals worth hundred guineas each, recalls buying mare and agreeing additional pound if it produced a decent foal, tells anecdote about s...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Allendale, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Sep-1955
[Side 1] George describes his first experiences as lead miner, compares lack of interest among young miners now and in past, expresses concern at lack of awareness of lead mining terminology, incl. di...
Dialect recording in Albrighton, Shropshire
Hubbard, Wendy E
Nov 1958
[Side 1] William discusses father's haulage business incl. carrying stone and metal for road construction, talks about own journeys collecting and delivering fruit locally, recalls occasionally pitchi...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Brigham, Cumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
09 Sep 1954
[Side 1] Isaac reminsices about farming days in past, remembers occasion when twin chicks hatched from single egg, recalls time when he and his wife were threatened by swarm of wasps while building st...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Islip, Oxfordshire
20 May 1953
[Side 1] Eli talks about severe winter of 1881, recalls collecting daily orders from local farmhouses for carter and being unable to get back to village from outlying farms due to amount of snow, reme...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire
10 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Bill recalls keeping badger in past and local farmers bringing dogs to train against it, describes occasion when he saw 14 dogs try in vain to defeat badger, explains how to bait badger succe...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ansty, Dorset
Dec 1956
[Side 1] Jim recalls occasion when Ansty was snowed in for a week, remembers meeting baker to collect bread delivery and helping dig road out, reflects on rapid changes in village incl. increase of 'f...
Dialect recording in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire
Jones, Gordon Pryce
Apr 1962
[Side 1] Dick describes first Christmas at home from WW1 service after 1918 Armistice, recalls very little work available and brother-in-law on dole, talks about visit to Bay Horse public house and re...
Dialect recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Sep 1951
[Side 1] Speaker explains he was one of eight children, tells anecdote about occasion he was left smallest bowl of porridge after collecting sticks and coal for fire, describes how he had earlier seen...