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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)3
Grey, George (1873-)3
Hood, William2
Billy2
Storey, John1
Milburn, Charlie1
Turnbull, Mrs Jane (1853-)1

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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...

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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...

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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...

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