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Total number of records: 409

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community life409
occupations203
vehicles189
nature184
culture161
animals158
agriculture151
implements, utensils etc118
english language - dialects117
transportation90

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England30
Northumberland29
Lowick11
Embleton11
Lyonshall1
Thropton1
Wark1
Haltwhistle1
Allendale1
Earsdon1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)228
Brunk, Wille46
Fothergill, George William45
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)36
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)21
Outhwaite, T. G.14
Chapman, Mr S.13
Calvert, Kit12
T. C.12
Metcalfe, Syd11

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Salop (Shropshire) Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard

1954-1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Salop (now known as Shropshire) to the Dieth-Orton Questionnai...

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Lancashire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

1952-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Lancashire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were re...

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SED Fieldworkers Map
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SED Fieldworkers Map

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1950s-1960s]

Printed map, completed in ms., showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Stanley Ellis, Peter Wright, Donald Sykes, Peter Gibson and John T. Wright. At the stage the map was produced, fieldwork ...

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Skeleton Network Map
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Skeleton Network Map

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1950s-1960s]

Printed map, completed in ms., showing the network of localities in which fieldwork was to be undertaken for the SED. The map is headed, The Skeleton Network, and shows Selected Localities (i.e. local...

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Map of SED Localities Investigated
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Map of SED Localities Investigated

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Printed map, completed in ms., mapping SED localities investigated up to 30 November 1955. The map is headed English Dialect Survey in ms., and was created by Harold Orton.

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Stables at Cleveland House Farm
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Stables at Cleveland House Farm

Brunk, Wille

January 1967

Brick stables at Cleveland House Farm, Hutton Gate (North Yorkshire). The stables were built in the 1860s, and were originally used to house Cleveland Bay horses. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/...

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Stable Interior
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Stable Interior

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Interior of stables at Cleveland House Farm, Hutton Gate (North Yorkshire). The stables were built in the 1860s for the housing of Cleveland Bay horses. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0170....

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Stable Interior
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Stable Interior

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Interior of stables at Cleveland House Farm, Hutton Gate (North Yorkshire), showing wooden stall and partition. The stables were built in the 1860s for the housing of Cleveland Bay horses. Mounted on ...

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Stable Interior: Tack Room
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Stable Interior: Tack Room

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Tack room of stables at Cleveland House Farm, Hutton Gate (North Yorkshire), showing harnesses, reins, etc. The stables were built in the 1860s for the housing of Cleveland Bay horses. Mounted on Phot...

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Stable Interior: Tack Room
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Stable Interior: Tack Room

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Tack room of stables at Cleveland House Farm, Hutton Gate (North Yorkshire), showing harnesses, reins, etc. The stables were built in the 1860s for the housing of Cleveland Bay horses. Mounted on Phot...

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SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Haltwhistle
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SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Haltwhistle

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Page from an SED fieldwork notebook completed in ms. by Stanley Ellis. The page includes responses from informant Jack Hepple of Haltwhistle (Northumberland), recorded on 11 March 1953, to sections II...

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Ruined Farmhouse with Adjoining Barns
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Ruined Farmhouse with Adjoining Barns

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1965

Ruins of stone farmhouse with adjoining barns at Roan Farm, Hurst ( North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with ms. notes on Hurst village, and catalogue details in the hand of Werner Kissling. ...

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