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Storehouse: Timber Joists
January 1965
View showing detail of timber joists on a wooden bod, or storehouse, at the open-air Upplandsmuseet (?), Gamla Uppsala (Sweden). The joists and the shape of the timber (hexagonal) is typical of 16th c...
Old English Crafts Films
Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)
[ca. 1972]
This file contains items relating to the series of educational (16mm colour) films made by Sam Hanna on traditional English crafts. This includes a printed pamphlet on the series, including a list of ...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
11 September 1974
James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham; talks about singing as a boy, winning first prize in a singing competition; song papers, murder songs, song papers and penny song books; learning tun...
Dialect recording in Orrell, Lancashire
Wilson, Elaine
Sep 1959
[Side 1] Sam tells series of anecdotes about local characters. [Side 2] Sam tells series of anecdotes about local characters, incl. tales of blacksmiths and nail-makers in past
Weare Giffard (Devon)
Voitl, Herbert
[1960s]
The manor house(?) at Weare Giffard (Devon). Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 37/3.
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
1974
James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham on the 11 September 1974; talks about being recorded by Topic Records; family singing; learning songs from the 'News of the World'; father singing; si...