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Total number of records: 13

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implements, utensils etc1
occupations1
hunting1
food1
agriculture1
community life1
food crops1

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Great Chesterford11
Essex11
England11

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Dyer, Stacey George13
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)12
Pearson, James Frank1
Great Chesterford Response Book - 29Ess1
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Great Chesterford Response Book - 29Ess1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

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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Survey of English Dialects recording in Great Chesterford, Essex. Survey of English Dialects recording in Belchamp Walter, Essex

May-Jun 1958

[Side 1] George recalls mowing by hand and reflects on gradual mechanisation of harvesting incl. reaping machine, self-tier and combine harvester, explains how to make 'withe' [= pliable band/tie made...

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Sound Recording, Essex

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[June 1958]

Stacey George Dyer, recorded in Great Chesterford; talks about his grandfather and his work as a farm labourer; names for men mowing, depending on their position in the team; harvesting machinery; bin...

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Great Chesterford Response Book - 29Ess1
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Book I: The Farm [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Stacey George Dyer recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the Internat...

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Book II: Farming [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

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

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Great Chesterford Response Book - 29Ess1
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Book III: Animals [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

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

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Book IV: Nature [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

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

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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Book VI: The Human Body [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

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 [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

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 [Great Chesterford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1 Jun 1958 - 30 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.

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