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buildings36
dwellings36
culture25
community life19
occupations16
architecture15
english language - dialects13
agriculture10
literature and folklore10
manners and customs10

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Lloyd Weedon, Trevor2
Babbidge, P A1
Denny, Elizabeth1
Dixon, Beverley Anne1
Douglas, Peter A1
Edwards, Susan1
Gledhill, James1
Hudleston, Nigel A1
Jacobson, Joanne1
Kellet, G R1

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A Survey of the Farm Houses and Their Yard Buildings in the Parish of Moretonhampstead, Devon

Denny, Elizabeth

1972

A survey of thirty-two farm houses and attached yard buildings which provides a description of the vernacular architecture of the parish of Moretonhampstead in Devon. The collector describes the area,...

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A Survey of Urban Terrace Housing in Harehills, Leeds

Shirley, Lindsey

1975

A factual survey of the external features of the houses and gardens within part of the Harehills area of north-east Leeds . In addition to collecting and documenting this survey material, further fiel...

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Examples of Vernacular Architecture in the Parish of Dethick, Lea and Holloway, Derbyshire

Wright, Fiona J

1980

A study of vernacular architecture in a Derbyshire parish containing the settlements of Dethick, Lea, Holloway and Lea Bridge. Sections cover methodology, a glossary of architectural terms, the backgr...

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Vernacular Architecture in the Parish of Richards Castle

Reader, Karen

1982

A dissertation which records a number of buildings that are to be found within the bounds of the parish of Richards Castle, which straddles the Herefordshire/ Shropshire border. The village of the sam...

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Canal Culture: Life and Traditions on the Midlands Canal System

Douglas, Peter A

1965

A study of the work and play traditions of people living and working on canals, with particular reference to the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire. Fieldwork was conducted in and around the villag...

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The Aire and Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigations, Past and Present

Babbidge, P A

1982

A dissertation which traces the evolution of a major commercial waterway, and describes the lives of the men who work, and have worked, on it (based on a number of fieldwork visits and interviews).

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Student Traditions at Leeds University

Edwards, Susan

1967

A study of student traditions at the University of Leeds, based on information collected from back copies of Leeds University's Students Union newspaper, 'Union News', and interviews with a former stu...

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"The Gypsy Caravan in Britain: A Functional Examination of its Significance in Traditional Gypsy Society"

Schuster, Ivan L

1971

M.A. dissertation comprising five chapters. The first gives a delineation of spheres of Gypsy Traveller cultural activity, a colour-coded map locating wagon makers and craft specialists, fairs and rac...

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The Dialect of Golcar

Jacobson, Joanne

1974

M.A. project on one dialect speaker from Golcar, West Yorkshire . Analysis is made of material contained within a 34-minute tape recorded interview with Mr. Gledhill, made by Stanley Ellis in 1963. ...

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The Kellet Manuscript

Kellet, G R

[1970s]

The first file contains a photocopy of a manuscript by G. R. Kellet, being a memoir of growing up in Hunslet, Leeds, in the 1920s and 1930s. Although biographical, the manuscript includes descriptions...

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Early Settlements in Ireland

Lloyd Weedon, Trevor

[1970s]

Photocopy of an ms. paper outlining types of early settlement, and remains, in Ireland. This includes information on raths, crannogs and megalithic remains.

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Dry Stone Dwellings

1970

This file contains 2 articles extracted from 'Country Life' magazine, both reader's letters accompanied by illustrations of stone dwellings. Includes clocháns on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, a...

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