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Total number of records: 45

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SubjectCount
culture45
history45
occupations42
quarries and quarrying41
nature25
buildings24
land use14
manners and customs14
community life13
architecture11

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)23
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)2
Voitl, Herbert2
Wakelin, Martyn F2
Walton, James2
'Titch'1
Bailey, George1
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Birkett, Tom1
Boss1

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Decadent Local Industries: Pottery and Quarrying

Walton, James

1938

This volume contains two articles written by James Walton for the 'Some Decadent Local Industries' series of articles published in the 'Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society' (March 1938). T...

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Stone Crafts

Walton, James

1940-1945

This volume consists of a number of articles written by James Walton for 'The Quarry Manager's Journal', all relating to quarrying and stonework, and many with a Yorkshire bias. This includes articles...

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Cephalopod Fossil

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1968

Part of a fossilised cephalopod shell found in a quarry at Leyburn ( Wensleydale). Kissling gave the fossil to Leyburn Grammar School.

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Cephalopod Fossil

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1968

Part of a fossilised cephalopod shell found in a quarry at Leyburn ( Wensleydale). Kissling gave the fossil to Leyburn Grammar School.

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Cephalopod Fossil

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1968

Part of a fossilised cephalopod shell found in a quarry at Leyburn ( Wensleydale), photographed on the bonnet of a car [?Werner Kissling's]. Kissling gave the fossil to Leyburn Grammar School.

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)

July 1963

Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Coniston, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Jun 1954

[Side 1] Boss and Tom talk about being recorded for the Survey, discuss previous night's visit by fieldworker. [Side 2] Boss and Tom share memories of quarrying and work in copper mine, anecdotes abou...

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Mines, Mining, and Mining Communities

[1955-1979]

This file largely consists of photocopied articles and magazine and newspaper extracts and cuttings, including G. Bernard Wood's article, 'Relics of Rural Coal Mines', on mining remains in Yorkshire, ...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Pitkannen, Hannu

[1960s/early 1970s]

[Collector announcement, in which he provides background information on his fieldwork project, the locations visited and informants interviewed; he also comments on the quality of the recordings, the ...

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Lime Kiln: Arkengarthdale

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1968

Disused field lime kiln, Arkengarthdale. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.

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Stone Circle at Yockenthwaite
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Stone Circle at Yockenthwaite

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

May 1962

Remains of a small stone circle at Yockenthwaite ( Langstrothdale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0071.

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Stone Circle at Yockenthwaite
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Stone Circle at Yockenthwaite

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

May 1962

Remains of a small stone circle at Yockenthwaite ( Langstrothdale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0070.

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