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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D097

17 Nov 1953

[Side 1] William talks about demise of farm horses since advent of tractor, remembers blacksmith at Middleton-in-Teesdale renowned for making instant diagnoses of horses' ailments, mentions home remed...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D134

21 Dec 1952

[Side 1] Sid describes process of making steel, talks about role of melter, explains terms incl. 'fracture' [= sample of metal for analysis] and need to 'slag off' [= remove e.g. sulphur and phosphoro...

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LAVC/SRE/A723r

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y21-24, 26-29. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1955, 1963, 1964 ...

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LAVC/SRE/A724r

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y30-31, 33-34; Isle of Man 6aMan1-2; and Cheshire 7Ch1-2. The original recordings were made between 195...

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LAVC/SRE/A727r

[1967-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Lincolnshire locations 10L4-15. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1953, 1960 and 1967. The date when this copy tape...

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LAVC/SRE/A768r

[1960s]

Martin Baynes, recorded in Henham (Essex); talks about his working life; jobs on leaving school, scaring birds, riding the chain horse at harvest time; working with horses from the age of 14/15; worki...

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LAVC/SRE/A783r

[1950s]

Male informant, recorded in Therfield; talks about ploughing with horses; the self-binder; horse-driven threshing machine; storing corn, and selling at [?Royston] Corn Exchange; taking wheat to mill f...

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LAVC/SRE/A785r

[1950s]

Male informant, recorded in Kedington; talks about his home, and its previous use as a (cobbler's) shop; changes in the village; increase in population; informant's family; first jobs - stone picking,...

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LAVC/SRE/A806r

1959

[Collector announcement]; Harry Prior, recorded in East Harting (West Sussex) in June 1959; talks about Sussex farm waggons; harvesting and building a stack; thatching a haystack; local parkland; info...

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LAVC/SRE/A835r

July 1966

[Collector announcement]; Arthur Humphries, recorded in Lighthorne on the 28 July 1966[Swiss male also present asks some questions, possibly Eduard Kolb, or Dieter Bothe]; Mr. Humphries talks about wo...