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Sound Recording, West Midlands
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Brian Hartshorne, a butcher recorded in Wolverhampton [continued from tapes LAVC/SRE/A716r and LAVC/SRE/A717r]; talks about butchers' back slang (for animal names/meat cuts and other terms); explains ...
Sound Recording, [Location not given]
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Collector's father talks about the names given to people involved in the butchering and meat trade; and explains the butchers' use of back slang (a form of communication between butchers and their sta...
Sound Recording, Staffordshire
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Ivy Simmons/? Ivy Simmonds, recorded with her husband [?at home in Tamworth]. Conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A545r, concerning the language of the meat trade. Informant gives th...
Sound Recording, [Location not given]
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Male informant [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A542r] relates terminology associated with meat curing, the contamination of meat and the types of pest, vehicles used by butchers/meat traders, the names ...
Sound Recording, Greater Manchester
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Wilf Morgan, butcher, recorded in Mossley[continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A707r]; talks about a delivery pony and trotting races (the Pelican Mile); delivery vehicles - traps for orders/deliveries, drop-...
Sound Recording, Warwickshire
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Mr. D. T. Wharton, recorded in Rugby; gives answers to the collector's questionnaire concerning language and terminology associated with the butchering trade. The answers relate to the beef and pork s...
Sound Recording, West Midlands
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Brian Hartshorne, a butcher recorded in Wolverhampton [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A716r]; talks about slaughtering animals; pests and damaged meat; offal, blood and meat products; pickling; butcheri...
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...
Sound Recording, Herefordshire
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
Roy Preece, recorded in Hereford; gives answers to the collector's questionnaire concerning language and terminology associated with the butchering trade. Questions relate to beef, lamb, pork and poul...
Sound Recording, County Durham
Upton, Clive S; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
5 June 1974
[Announcement: Clive Upton]; Herbert Hodgson, recorded at home in Bishop Middleham; discusses with Harold Orton playing football for Bowburn ; attending Byers Green school from the age of five; discus...
Sound Recording, Greater Manchester
Upton, Clive S
[Mid-1970s]
[Collector announcement]; Wilf Morgan, butcher, recorded in Mossley [interview starts mid conversation]; talks about his experiences as a butcher; boning a piece of beef and cuts of beef; meat prices ...