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Survey of English Dialects recording in Gosforth, Cumberland

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  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Gosforth, Cumberland
  • Description:

    [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 different types of shoes, identifies variety of farm vehicles and sheep-shearing techniques from photographs presented to him, mentions several local terms, incl. 'shelvings' [= detachable boards fixed to cart to increase load capacity], 'felly' [= section of wooden rim on cartwheel], 'stang' [= cart-shaft], 'keck-bar' [= adjustable lever to allow cart to tip] and 'coppy' [= low stool].

  • Date range: 26 Aug 1954
  • Date: 1954
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2023 22:57
  • Last Modified: 06 Oct 2023 22:57