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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...
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.
Loughborough Market
Holt, Rachel A
1971
A study of Loughborough Market, comprising ten chapters and nine appendices. The chapters offer general comments on markets, the population of Leicestershire, descriptions of Loughborough Market from ...
The Iconography of Gravestones: A Study of Gravestones in the Churchyards and Cemeteries of the North London Area
Thorn, Bridget
1982
A study of gravestones, their inscriptions and iconographical details, covering the eighteenth century to 1982, and based on fieldwork in North London.
The Terminology of Walling in Craven
Feather, John J
1954
A study of occupational language in the Craven area of Yorkshire, based on interviews with informants from Silsden, Stainforth, Horton in Ribblesdale, Clapham and Hawes.
The Living Dialect of the Quarries at Crosland Hill, Near Huddersfield
Sykes, Donald Richard
1954
A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Crosland Hill in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, with particular reference to the occupational language associated with its quarrying industry.
The Terminology of the Artificial Field Boundary: Being a Study of Words Relating to Dry Stone Walling and Hedging, Based Upon a Survey Made in Certain Parts of South Westmorland
Williams, Gerald
1954
A study of the occupational language associated with the crafts of hedging and dry stone walling, in the the south of the old county of Westmorland. The Introduction outlines the aims of the study, th...
The Living Dialect of White Coppice
Sutcliffe, L Jean
1964
A study of the dialect spoken in White Coppice in Lancashire, based on the answers of two informants to questions from the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, recorded over Easter and July 1963.