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LAVC/SRE/A094r

1961-1962

Schoolgirls and boys from Greater Manchester give examples of skipping rhymes, song parodies, dipping rhymes, explanations of chasing/ring games (also card games), Pancake Tuesday rhyme and autograph ...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D47

Apr 1939

[Side 1] Speakers demonstrate local pronunciation of Keelam Heights, discuss Chartist Meetings at Basin Stones (1842), recall local characters and all night sessions playing dominoes and cards at ale ...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D49

Apr 1939

[Side 1] Sarah Ann tells series of anecdotes incl. man who fell ill after using wife's 'bust developer'; Frank recalls seeing cock-fighting in past. [Side 2] Frank, Sarah Ann and Mrs. Barker in conver...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D56

11 Apr 1939

[Side 1] Description of friend's wedding, playing bowls after too much champagne and whisky, anecdotes about local characters. [Side 2] Conversation about threshing by hand, winnowing machines, introd...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D108

Feb 1954

[Side 1] Polly tells series of anecdotes: recalls woman's 'boa' [= fur stole] blowing off in wind and being mistaken for snake and buried in churchyard, remembers sexton digging grave early one mornin...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D109

26 Feb 1954

[Side 1] Albert talks about his family, describes great-grandfather's and great-uncle's work as gamekeeper and 'water-watcher' [= water-bailiff] catching poachers, recalls 'laking' [= playing] out, me...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D158

Jan 1955

[Side 1] Joe recalls childhood pastimes, compares village school now and in past, talks about father's work as woodman, reflects on wages to bring up nine children, describes killing and curing pig, r...