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Total number of records: 86

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culture86
folk drama86
manners and customs86
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english language - dialects80
folk music34
persons30
clothing and dress28
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Harrop, Peter K33
Harris, Susan9
Pattison, Susan9
Green, Anthony E (1943-)5
Baldwin, John R4
Goulburn, David3
Taylor, Mr3
Tylor, Mr3
Calvert, Valerie E2
Chambers, Tony2

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Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots]

Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)

1962

This file contains a photocopy of ms. notes by Frank Weatherill on the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], and the play performed by them ( Goathland, North Yorkshire), [2] pp. The notes appear to be par...

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Plough Monday

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1982

This file contains a typed letter from Tony Green to the Editor of the 'Times', concerning a letter to that newspaper from Mr. J. W. Swillington regarding Plough Monday and the traditional drama assoc...

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Mumming: General

1962-1980

This file contains items generally related to the practice of mumming, and mumming plays. This includes a photocopy of Rosemary Meynell's paper, 'Come, Brave Bow Slash and his Men', from 'Derbyshire C...

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Mumming: Play Texts, Etc.

Millington, Peter T

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains photocopied and typed papers, produced and collected by Peter Millington, on mumming and mummers' plays, with particular reference to Nottinghamshire. (In the following list, a coun...

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Pace Egg Plays

1962-1976

This file contains items relating to pace egg plays, including transcriptions of play texts, and plays featuring St. George. This includes a copy of 'The Peace Egg, or St. George: An Easter Play' (Roc...

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Pace Egg Plays and Mumming: Correspondence

1975

This file contains photocopies of ms. letters sent to Mr. Gerald Tyler on Pace Egg plays and mumming in Brighouse. The correspondence appears to be in response to appeals for information in the 'Brigh...

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Plough Stotts [Stots]
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Plough Stotts [Stots]

Ward, Olive

[1968-1969]

Copy of a photograph taken in 1937 of children (in costume and with a plough) participating in the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], Goathland (North Yorkshire). The teamster holds a whip.

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Swan, Nigel T

March 1975

[Collector announcement]; performance of the Calder Valley Pace Egg Play by members of the Brighouse Children's Theatre. Recorded on 29 March 1975, in a Halifax shopping precinct. Includes audience co...

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Sound Recording, Greater Manchester

Stevenson, Peter

7 April 1976

Pace Egg Play, performed by the pupils of Greenbank Primary School, Rochdale. Includes drum and brass accompaniment. Performance recorded in the school hall.

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Sound Recording, Greater Manchester

Stevenson, Peter

10 April 1976

Two performances of a Pace Egg Play, performed by the Bury Pace Eggers. Both performances were recorded in Radcliffe, the second outside the Ram's Head pub.

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Sound Recording, Cheshire

Pattison, Susan

November 1974

Soundtrack for the film 'Soulcaking at Antrobus', made by Leeds University Television Service in 1975. Includes a complete performance of the Antrobus Soulcake play, recorded in the Wheatsheaf pub, An...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Pattison, Susan; Murray, John

1974

Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soulcake play in the Wheatsheaf pub, Antrobus, on 2 November 1974. [Tr. 2] Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soulcake play in the Holly Bush pub, Little Leigh, on...

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