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Total number of records: 6

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations2
agriculture2
mines and mineral resources1
superstition1
manners and customs1
energy industries1
associations, institutions, etc1
community life1
culture1
english language - dialects1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Yorkshire4
Stokesley4
England4

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Armstrong, Charles6
Wright, Peter4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Clark, Jack2
Pearson, Robert1
Armstrong, Matthew Henry1
Morris, Miss Polly1
Halton, Tom1
Benson, Jack1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Stokesley, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

16 Apr 1955

[Side 1] Charles talks about traditional farm practice, briefly mentions ploughing, threshing and describes stacking techniques, compares methods now and in past, recalls long hours with horses before...

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Stokesley Response Book - 6Y2

Wright, Peter

3 Oct 1951 - 8 Oct 1951

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, Lancashire and North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La11-12 and North Yorkshire locations 6Y1-2. The original recordings were made between November 1952 ...

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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Stokesley Response Book]
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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Stokesley Response Book]

Wright, Peter

3 Oct 1951 - 8 Oct 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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Book VIII: Social Activities [Stokesley Response Book]
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Book VIII: Social Activities [Stokesley Response Book]

Wright, Peter

3 Oct 1951 - 8 Oct 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Stokesley Response Book]
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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Stokesley Response Book]

Wright, Peter

3 Oct 1951 - 8 Oct 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations. The answers of informant Charles Armstrong recorded by fieldworker Peter Wri...

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