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Sheep Farming in Eskdale, Cumberland
Harrison, Keith
1966
A thesis which concentrates on aspects of sheep farming in Eskdale, with particular reference to one farming family in the area. Fieldwork was carried out between 1965 and 1966.
The Smoking Pipe
Berry, Simon J C
1967
A thesis in four sections, presenting a history of the pipe, descriptions of the manufacture and styles of clay, brier, wooden, non-wood and Meerschaum pipes, pipe practice (public and private), the p...
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.
The Coal Mining Community of Abram, Lancashire
Bauldie, J S
1970
A dissertation which focusses on the life of the miner away from his place of employment, and describes miners' recreational activities in the Lancashire village of Abram during the years 1900 to 1925...
North-West Shropshire: Agricultural Custom and Belief
Burton, Julia Sarah
1974
A study of agricultural custom and belief in Shropshire, based on interviews with seven informants (including members of the collector's family), and information in local magazines and a mid-nineteent...
Farming Folklore in the Area of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Cherry, Jane
1975
A study of the treatments known by eight farmers from the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire for ailments afflicting their livestock. Sections deal in turn with remedies relating to an animal's head, n...
The Leeds Wash-Houses: A Study of Urban Folk Life
Wilson, Janet Elizabeth
1976
A study of wash-houses in Leeds, based on information gathered from official handbooks and annual reports, newspaper articles and interviews with women using wash-houses (some also conducted in their ...
Rochdale Market: Its History and Customs
Randle, Olivia Susan
1971
A study of Rochdale Market, comprising chapters giving historical background information, descriptions of the market and its administration in 1971, childhood in Rochdale at the turn of the twentieth ...
Lowry's Town has Gone
Dixon, Beverley Anne
1980
A study of Salford, comprising six chapters. The introductory chapter includes quotations from the artist L. S. Lowry, and comments by others on his representation of people and place. The second chap...
Birth, Marriage and Death: Beliefs and Customs
Warren, Lynne D
1967
A study of beliefs and customs associated with birth, marriage and death, based on printed sources, the collector's own inheritance of belief and custom, interviews and correspondence with informants....
The Rites of Passage of Baptism, Marriage and Death in Shotton Colliery
Hargreaves, Lesley
1982
A study of birth, marriage and death customs observed by the people of Shotton Colliery in the early part of the twentieth century, based on printed sources and recollections gathered by the collector...
Folk Medicine
Brook, Josephine
1964
A collection of traditional remedies gathered in a survey of five people living in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The remedies are arranged in four chapters, the first concerning prevention (use of onions...