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Total number of records: 4

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
nature2
animals2
agriculture2
occupations2
land use1
weather1
well-being1
implements, utensils etc1
quarries and quarrying1
entertainment events1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Yorkshire2
Skelton2
England2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Easton, Ronald4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Wright, Peter2
Fothergill, George William1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Reeder, John1
Shawcross, Mrs Ada1
Ross, Harold1
Peacock, James Cooper1
Eden, Jim1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelton, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

16 Apr 1955

[Side 1] Ronald talks about first jobs on farm, hired by foreman father and worked on several local farms, describes technique for breaking horses in, recalls accidents and injuries incl. occasion whe...

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Skelton Response Book - 6Y3

Wright, Peter

10 Oct 1951 - 15 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, 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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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Skelton Response Book]
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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Skelton Response Book]

Wright, Peter

10 Oct 1951 - 15 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 Ronald Easton recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright ...

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