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Devonshire Cream and Butter
Holtom, Mary
1966
A dissertation on cream and butter making in an area of south Devon known as the South Hams. Research for the study was carried out during 1965, and involved enquiries through a local newspaper, visit...
Farmhouse Cheshire Cheese
Boast, Christine
1967
A study of cheese-making in Cheshire, comprising chapters on cheese and English cheese-making (general introduction), cheese-making in Cheshire, folklore connected with cheese-making, Cheshire cheese-...
Farming Traditions in South Shropshire
Gwilliam, K Sheila
1967
A thesis based on the experiences of the collector's family, farming an area near Clun in Shropshire.
Gloucestershire Cheese Making
Blackburn, Hilary Faith
1972
A study of cheese making in Gloucestershire. Six chapters cover a brief history of cheese making in the county, a description of Gloucestershire cheeses, cheese-making equipment, how Double Gloucester...
Cheese-Making in Yorkshire
Chilcott, Margot C
1974
A dissertation on cheese-making in Yorkshire, with particular reference to farmhouse methods employed in the Swaledale area of the county. The study is divided into six chapters. The first provides ...
Housekeeping - General
1965-1980
This file contains items relating to housekeeping and domestic arrangements, and associated customs. This includes a photocopy of Edith Martin's 'Do You Know Cornwall?: Chips and Shavings from a Corni...
Exhibition Photographs and Related Papers
[1960s-1970s]
The photographs in this file have been mounted in groups according to particular subjects. Thus, there are two sheets of eight prints showing the construction and use of a hay creel (including duplica...
West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 5
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 5: The Dairy. Includes questions V.5.1 Dairy - V.5.10 Beastings.
A Survey of the Dialect Spoken at the Present Day in and Around the Village of Grindleton in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Jones, William Eric
1949
A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Grindleton in the old West Riding of Yorkshire. An introduction to the village is followed by five chapters which give a descriptive account of the so...
Beastings Research
Brunk, Wille
[1967]
Items relating to Wille Brunk's research into beastings, i.e. the first milk drawn from a cow after calving (or bovine colostrum), and its uses. Brunk conducted much of this research through the use o...
An Account of the Phonology of the Dialect of Gosforth in the County of Cumberland
Young, Nell
1950
A study of the dialect spoken in Gosforth, in the old county of Cumberland, based on fieldwork undertaken in June and December 1949. An introduction to the village is followed by chapters which pres...
Photographs of Traditional Work Techniques and Implements
[1960s]
The photographs in this file show farming scenes (hay gathering, PC1022, PC1053, PC1060), stone barn and cow shed constructions (PC0268, PC0269, PC0275, PC0277), cheesemaking (PC1519), buttermaking (P...