Survey of English Dialects recording in Lowick, Northumberland

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Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Lowick, Northumberland
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[Side 1] Robert talks about keeping pigs, describes killing pig with axe, explains process of 'scadding' [= scalding], hanging and curing meat. [Side 2] Robert recalls schooldays in nearby Duddo, tells anecdote about old groom giving children lifts to school, new groom refused so one day Robert and friends pelted his trap with stones; conversation with unnamed 19 year-old female speaker about work and hopes for marriage to local farm worker, brief discussion with young 'herd' [= shepherd].
Date range: 13 Jan 1952
Date: 1952