Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Description

[Side 1] Willie, Fred and Cliff recall sleeping above shed in Chillingham, hearing 'howlet' [= owl] in night, sleeping on straw mattresses, living off bread, cheese and tinned food, falling when building hayshed, memories of Chillingham sports. [Side 2] Mr and Mrs. Johnson and their son Fred compare wages now and in past, discuss saving up for married life, exchange opinions about ideal wife, refer to local custom of 'jumping over the petting stone'.

Metadata

Identifier q9pdm9yq
IRN 726807
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/1/D31
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/q9pdm9yq
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record English Dialect Sound Recordings (Northern England)
Creator(s) Orton, Harold
Date Jul 1939
Size and Medium [Side 1] 03 min. 57 sec., [Side 2] 03 min. 32 sec.

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