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Total number of records: 6

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture6
nature4
community life4
occupations4
persons4
english language - dialects4
animals4
agriculture4
food3
education3

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Northumberland1
Allendale1
England1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
William6
Kylstra, Henk E3
Wright, John T3
Tyler, William (1893-1893)3
Orchard, Bill3
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Ernest2
Smith, George2
Nichol, Willie2
Nicholl2

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Dialect recording in Wark, Northumberland

Lenihan, J M A

30 May 1939

[Side 1] Douglas supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; brief conversation between Douglas and George about recording Wark dialect for posterity. [Side 2] George recites the story of the lit...

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Allendale Response Book - 1Nb9

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21/Jul/1955 - 5/Sep/1955

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

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La1-5 and 5La8-10. The original Stanley Ellis recordings were made March to June 1954, and Peter Wrig...

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Sound Recordings, Hampshire and Wiltshire

Kylstra, Henk E; Wright, John T

1960-1961

William Blake, recorded in Hambledon by Henk Kylstra; talks about his work as a shepherd during the years 1919-1958; the village of Hambledon past and present; schooling; work as a shepherd boy on lea...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Hampshire

Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E

1957-1961

[Announcement by Henk Kylstra]; Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes in July 1957, by John Wright; talks about work with horses and waggon, on leaving school aged eleven; agricultural wages; ploug...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire

Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1960

Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A796r]; talks about hedging and ditching, related terminology and tools used; his father's speech; the price of beer/ale; a brewe...

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