Survey of English Dialects recording in Wearhead, Co. Durham
Description
[Side 1] John describes forecasting weather by observing natural phenomena, mentions hearing first cuckoo this year, discusses farming through seasons. [Side 2] John describes harvesting, mowing by hand, haymaking, annual cycle of sheep farming, incl. lambing, 'clipping' [= shearing] and dipping and discusses merits of Swaledale sheep.
Metadata
| Identifier | jkcc3lwk |
| IRN | 726861 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D096 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/jkcc3lwk |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 14 May 1954 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 05 min. 14 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 51 sec. |