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Total number of records: 10

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SubjectCount
occupations1
mines and mineral resources1

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Washington8
England8
Durham8

Count of People and organisations

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Towns, Jeremiah10
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)10
(Jerry)10
Todd, Joe7
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/2/D094
Survey of English Dialects recording in Washington, Co. Durham
29 Sep 1953
[Side 1] Unplayable by current technological means. [Side 2] Unplayable by current technological means.
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/2/D095
Survey of English Dialects recording in Washington, Co. Durham
29 Sep 1953
[Side 1] Jerry tells anecdote about Geordie seeing 'marra' [= friend] locked out of own house, tells anecdote about young couple on honeymoon in BlackpooL; Jerry and Joe describe physically demanding ...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1
Washington Response Book - 3Du1
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
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...
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/1
Book I: The Farm [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Jeremiah Towns and Joe Todd recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in th...
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/2
Book II: Farming [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/3
Book III: Animals [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/6
Book VI: The Human Body [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/7
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/9
Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.
Archive Piece:
LAVC/SED/2/2/3/1/10
Notes [Washington Response Book]
24 Sep 1953 - 29 Sep 1953
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality. ...