Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Description
[Side 1] Sam tells series of anecdotes incl. his efforts to trace descendants of local man sent to Botany Bay, describes trip by locals to Belle Vue (former zoo). [Side 2] Sam tells series of anecdote incl. local woman who only knew husband by nickname, local man who frequently knelt to pray in street, workhouse inmate shifting stones from A to B and back again, local blind pianist, briefly mentions donkey/pony races held locally in past. (NB. Sam frequently uses archaic dialect forms incl. e.g. 'aks' [= ask] and 'hoo' [= she]).
Metadata
| Identifier | vhmkkdrl |
| IRN | 726876 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D111 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/vhmkkdrl |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 03 Feb 1956 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 18 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 39 sec. |