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Survey of English Dialects recording in Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
24 Feb 1953
[Side 1] Ned tells series of anecdotes about horses, recalls horse stumbling while carting stones from Lees Hall quarry, describes journey to Hindleysteel over old fell road, winning several races wit...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Longtown, Cumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
11 Sep 1955
[Side 1] Rebecca recounts several experiences as midwife, recalls time when young mother and baby died in childbirth before she could assist, describes how woman had had premonition several days earli...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Cartmel, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
05 Jun 1954
[Side 1] Tom talks about his early working life, remembers running away from first farm, explains use of traps to catch 'mouldy' [= mole], stoats and weasels, recalls long hours 'livering' [ = deliver...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Dent, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
05 Oct 1952
[Side 1] George describes annual cycle in sheep farming, incl. 'tupping' [= mating], explains use of 'ruddle' [= dye applied to ram to mark ewes that have been 'tupped'], 'clipping' [= shearing] and d...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Kingsley, Cheshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
09 Feb 1955
[Side 1] Arthur recalls local road accident in fog, describes mahogany and oak table, talks about working with wood. [Side 2] Arthur talks about picking up tips from wheelwright father, recalls father...
Survey of English Dialects recording in South Clifton, Nottinghamshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Dec 1956
[Side 1] Jack talks about River Trent, discusses height of tides, recalls ferry across to North Clifton, describes various flood defences now and in past. [Side 2] Jack discusses mowing by hand and pl...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Hilton, Shropshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Jan 1955
[Side 1] Ted recalls driving with four horses was common sight locally, talks about ploughing with horses, explains technique, compares local practice with Bridgnorth. [Side 2] Ted recalls ploughing w...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
Tom Bradley, recorded in Gargrave; talks about his working life, including carting, farming, carding (mill), canal (horsework); working with his father; home made wine; pig scraping; canal work - haul...
Sound Recordings, Berkshire, Surrey, Essex and West Sussex
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
29 March 1963
Thomas Stephens, recorded at home in Altarnun; answers a selection of questions, put by Martyn Wakelin, from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey questionnaire; talks with Stanley Ellis about his first job;...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
March 1963
[Collector announcement]; John Galsworthy, recorded at home in Gwinear on the 28 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; talks o...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Wright, John T
October 1958
[Announcement, ?by Tony Green]; Ernest Smythe, recorded in Parracombe; talks about working life on the railway (as office boy, timekeeper); gangs working on the line, and the difficulty of building it...