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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
15 Mar 1939
[Side 1] George, Billy and Charlie discuss the old six-man, horse-drawn fire engine, George recalls working on it, discussion of local firemen of the past, mention engine now at Hancock Museum (Newcas...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
16 Mar 1939
[Side 1] John recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; description of haymaking, incl. discussion of 'coil' [= haycock] and 'bogey' [= ha...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
Mar 1939
[Side 1] Jane and George talk about Rothbury Races, recall year bridge collapsed and horse called Sultan breaking its neck, discuss forthcoming races and hope for decent weather, describe watching rac...