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Mews, Albert	1
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)	1

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D03

Dialect recording in Ovingham, Northumberland

24 Nov 1938

[Side 1] Reg recites anecdote of Billy, a regular drinker, and his wife, Mary, hauling him out of bar and sending him home, describes how one Saturday night Billy nearly choked to death on fried tripe...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D27

Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland

11 Jul 1939

[Side 1] Joseph and Henry remember taking goods train home from Bellingham with Scotsman and not understanding a word; anecdotes about leisure time in past. [Side 2] Joseph and Albert recite old sayin...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D107

Survey of English Dialects recording in Eccleston, Lancashire

Apr 1954

[Side 1] Tom talks about decline of local coal mining industry, comments mechanical coal-cutters too expensive and unsuitable for local pits as roofs too low and 'bracklesome' [= brittle], outlines va...