Survey of English Dialects recording in Wark, Northumberland
Description
[Side 1] Anty talks about reserves of limestone, ironstone and coal locally despite lack of mining, extolls virtue of fresh lime straight from 'kill' [= kiln] for farming, recalls Consett man praising quality of local ironstone. [Side 2] Anty describes vast seam of coal locally, surprised at lack of interest, criticises National Coal Board, compares cost of transporting coal by road and by rail.
Metadata
| Identifier | kbymskng |
| IRN | 726844 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D079 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/kbymskng |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 12 Feb 1953 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 36 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 49 sec. |