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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1950s]

Irvine Brooksbank, recorded in Thornton in May 1957; talks about the house in which he was born; working as a farm lad scaring birds; the farmer he worked for; local quarries and his father book keepi...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and Essex

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Berntsen, Howard N

[1950s-1960s]

Irvine Brooksbank, recorded in Thornton in May 1957; talks about Thornton village; anecdotes re. local people; quarryworkers (including his father); family's connection with the village; family nickna...

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