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Sound Recording, Glamorgan
Crook, Rosemary
10 April 1980
May Jenkins (born Treorchy) talks about her family origins, childhood recollections of domestic routines - washing, describes fireplace and oven, order of washing, ironing, starch, order of hanging wa...
Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]
Bryon, Fiona
10 Dec 1980 - 15 Dec 1980
Jim Roche, recorded in his home, talks about the Leeds clothing industry in the 1920s/30s; starting work at John Baron's; describes contracting out, machinery, processes, hours of work, health (T.B. p...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Gosforth, Cumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
26 Aug 1954
[Side 1] Ernest talks about traditional farm practice, explains different types of waggon, discusses stacks, sheep dipping and ploughing. [Side 2] Ernest recalls visit to local shoemaker and explains ...
Dialect recording in Harbottle, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
Jul 1938
Adam tells anecdote about haymaking and working with horses; Jack talks about beekeeping, describes procedure when swarming and difficulty of replacing queen bee, discusses use of protective clothing,...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ribchester, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Mar 1954
[Side 1] Bill recalls generosity and popularity of local character and ex-skipper Harry Gavin, tells anecdote about misunderstanding instructions to heave 'ho' or 'how', Bill talks about keeping and s...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Hunt, Jean
24 Sep 1956
[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about the local area, various people who have lived there and how it has changed over time. [Side 2] Sam and Jack in conversation about local characters, compare youngsters ...
Ropemaking: The Rope Walk
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1962
Ropemaker, Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, unwinding cotton warp along a rope walk, Hawes ( Wensleydale). The warp is being laid out in two strands in preparation for twisting. Forks stand at intervals along the...
Ropemaking: The Rope Walk
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1962
Ropemaker, Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, unwinding cotton warp along a rope walk, Hawes ( Wensleydale). The warp is being laid out in two strands in preparation for twisting. Forks stand at intervals along the...
Ropemaking: The Rope Walk
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1962
Close up of ropemaker, Mr. T. G. Outhwaite's, hands as he unwinds cotton warp along a rope walk, Hawes ( Wensleydale). The warp is being laid out in two strands in preparation for twisting. Forks stan...
Ropemaking: The Rope Walk
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1962
Close-up of ropemaker, Mr. T. G. Outhwaite's, hands as he unwinds cotton warp along a rope walk, Hawes ( Wensleydale). The warp is being laid out in two strands in preparation for twisting. Forks stan...
Ropemaking: The Rope Walk
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1962
Ropemaker, Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, unwinding cotton warp along a rope walk, Hawes ( Wensleydale). The warp is being laid out in two strands in preparation for twisting. Forks stand at intervals along the...
Ropemaking: The Rope Walk
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1962
Ropemaker, Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, unwinding cotton warp along a rope walk, Hawes ( Wensleydale). The warp is being laid out in two strands in preparation for twisting. Forks stand at intervals along the...