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SubjectCount
baked products43
food43
occupations43
food industry and trade29
implements, utensils etc23
agriculture22
nature22
community life21
animals20
home19

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)11
Feather, Leslie10
Mallinson, J Mrs10
Panheinen, Ossi3
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Brooksbank, Irvine2
Davies, Dick2
Hesselden, Mrs2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Parry, David (1937-)2

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire. Survey of English Dialects recording in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

27 Oct - 07 Nov 1952

Side 1 recording in Pateley Bridge. Side 2 recording in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. [Side 1] Mrs. Hesselden talks about baking bread, lists ingredients incl. flour, 'lile' [= little] bit of yeast and lard,...

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Alford Windmill

Bulmer, A Gillian

December 1979

Alford Windmill, a five-sailed windmill in full working order, Alford (Lincolnshire). Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.

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Dialect recording in Thornton, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

28 May 1957

[Side 1] Irvine recalls working aged 10 on local farm scaring birds, discusses father's work at quarry, describes how father used to 'reckon up' [= calculate] wages for fellow workers, talks about wag...

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Oatcake. With Special Reference to the Yorkshire and Lancashire Area

Crook, Gabrielle Nicola

1976

A dissertation on the history and contemporary production of oatcakes in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The first of five chapters considers the distribution of oatcakes, with sections on climate and the f...

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Bread and Bread-Making (with Special Reference to the Vale of Pickering Area)

Lahteela, Ann Marie

1983

A dissertation comprising two main sections. The first presents a history of, and general background to, bread and bread-making, with sections on grain, milling, bread flours, yeast, methods of baking...

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Oatcake Making: Cooling Rack

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Mr. Leslie Feather stacking oatcakes onto a cooling rack, or breadflake, in his shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The cooling rack consists of a large wooden frame (3 feet by 4 feet) with wire netting a...

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Coal-Fired Range
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Coal-Fired Range

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Coal-fired range in Leslie Feather's shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The range is eight feet long, with two hotplates each two inches thick, and was made by Joseph Wright of Shipley. The heat is regul...

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Oatcake Making: Trolley and Hotplate
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Oatcake Making: Trolley and Hotplate

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Mr. Leslie Feather transferring a circle of oatcake dough from the trolley canvas onto the hotplate, in his shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The canvas belt runs on two rails and is controlled by an ir...

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Oatcake Making: Trolley and Hotplate
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Oatcake Making: Trolley and Hotplate

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Oatcake cooking on a hotplate in Mr. Leslie Feather's shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The oatcake will remain on this first hotplate for around 35 seconds. A trolley with a canvas belt stands next to ...

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Mud Ovens
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Mud Ovens

1971

4 mud plaster ovens set into the wall of a building in Philia (Cyprus). The interior of the ovens are formed from a large storage pot, which is a modern feature. The ovens are heated with a wood fire ...

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Mud Ovens
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Mud Ovens

1971

2 free-standing, domed mud plaster ovens in Philia (Cyprus). The ovens are heated with a wood fire which is raked out before the item to be baked is inserted. The ovens are owned by the local church, ...

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Oatcake Making: Riddling Board

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Mr. Leslie Feather preparing a riddling board with semolina for making oatcakes, in his shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The semolina is sprinkled liberally over the riddling board from a special semol...

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