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land use1
humor1
handicraft1
nature1
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quarries and quarrying1
persons1
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english language - dialects1
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Eden, Jim3
Hewison, Bill1
Kettlewell, C.1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Peacock, James Cooper1
Fothergill, George William1
Agar, Arthur1
Easton, Ronald1
Claughton, Mr R. Mick1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Bedale, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

10 Oct 1952

[Side 1] Jim tells anecdote about local man who saw balloon in 'midden' [= pit below earth closet] after visit to toilet, explains man had never seen balloon before so assumed he must have passed it s...

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Bedale Response Book - 6Y8

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

8 Oct 1952 - 11 Oct 1952

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...

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