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Subject	Count
manners and customs	4
supernatural	4
occupations	3
community life	3
textile industry	2
folklore	2
food	2
nature	2
mines and mineral resources	2
education	2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)	3
Dyson, Wilsey	2
Barry, Michael V (1935-)	2
Teare, John Thomas	1
Smedley, W. Sid	1
Siporin, Rae Lee	1
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)	1
Sidney	1
Woolley, Thomas W	1
Whitwell, Mr W H	1

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D131

Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire

25 Oct 1952

[Side 1] Wilsey tells anecdote about seeing apparition that turned out to be woman in nightdress looking for lost cat, recalls working in coal mine from age of twelve, describes long hours, harsh work...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D144

Survey of English Dialects recording in Kniveton, Derbyshire

May 1956

[Side 1] Tom recalls occasion when he played practical joke on new farm-hand by pretending to be ghost, farm-hand jittery all day and ran away from 'tit' [= small horse] that scared him while walking ...

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LAVC/SRE/A724r

Sound Recordings, Yorkshire, Isle of Man and Cheshire

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y30-31, 33-34; Isle of Man 6aMan1-2; and Cheshire 7Ch1-2. The original recordings were made between 195...

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LAVC/SRE/A839r

Sound Recordings, Essex

1967

Charlie Manning, recorded in High Easter; talks about driving a milk cart at the age of ten; driving waggons; ploughing; harvest time; community spirit; marking out a field for ploughing; hedging; cro...