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buildings14
manners and customs14
superstition14
culture12
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occupations12
community life8
dwellings8
nature7
animals5

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Jacques, Oswald2
Bryon, Fiona1
Day, Angela M1
Ewing, Bill1
Higgs, Judith1
Padfield, Mr (1895-1895)1
Parry, David (1937-)1
Pearson, Margaret Frances1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Great Strickland, Westmorland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Jul 1955

[Side 1] Bill describes his 'byre' [= cow-shed] and talks about measures to prevent premature birth of calves, cleaning muck out to 'midden' [= muck heap], recalls introduction of regular testing and ...

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Luck Stone
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Luck Stone

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Luck stone, a protective charm consisting of a pebble with a hole, hanging above the window of a stone cottage in West Burton ( Wensleydale). At the time of photographing, the stone had been in its po...

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Luck Stone
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Luck Stone

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Luck stone, a protective charm consisting of a pebble with a hole, hanging above the window of a stone cottage in West Burton ( Wensleydale). At the time of photographing, the stone had been in its po...

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Sound Recording, Staffordshire

Higgs, Judith

July 1972

Miss Speirs, recorded in Stonnall, talks about the local area (principally buildings and rights of way). Reference to Lichfield and Shenstone, local legends and customs and beliefs.

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Luck Stone and Horse Shoe
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Luck Stone and Horse Shoe

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Luck stone and horse shoe hung on the wall near to the front door of a house at Coleby Hall, near Askrigg ( Wensleydale). Both objects were considered as protective and/or lucky charms, and at the tim...

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Luck Stone and Horse Shoe
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Luck Stone and Horse Shoe

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1965

Luck stone and horse shoe hung on the wall in the backyard of a miner's cottage in Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1675. With ms. note.

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Pagan and Church Legends

1961-1972

This file contains items relating to pagan cult places, and legends and traditions connected with church history. This includes mounted magazine cuttings from 'Country Life' and 'John Peel Jottings', ...

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Staithes

Day, Angela M

1967

A study of Staithes in North Yorkshire, in two sections. The first considers the community, and contains an introduction to the village and its history, and sections on the social pattern (dress, educ...

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Popular Beliefs: Houses, Etc.

1970

This file contains items relating to beliefs concerning the house, with particular reference to luck. This includes mounted magazine cuttings from 'Country Life' on the concealment of footwear (in par...

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Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]

Bryon, Fiona

10 Jun 1980 - 15 Dec 1980

Jim Roche [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A087] talks about his Trade Union involvement as a Shop Steward in the Leeds clothing industry: industrial and social problems of members; church involvement in...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s]

Oswald Jacques, recorded in Grassington [?in 1963]; [recording takes place in a farm building]; Mr. Jacques describes the parts of a cow stall; talks about cows calving, premature/dead calves; luck st...

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Farming Past and Present: A Study Based in the Village of Terrington St. John and the Surrounding Areas of the Fens of North West Norfolk

Pearson, Margaret Frances

1977

A study of the farming community of Terrington St. John in Norfolk, based largely on fieldwork interviews with local people. The study comprises nine chapters. The first presents a profile of the vill...

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