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Wild Spain (España agreste) : records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration
Chapman, Abel (1851-1929); Buck, Walter John
1893
Includes index
Dialect recording in Haggate, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
26 Feb 1954
[Side 1] Albert talks about his family, describes great-grandfather's and great-uncle's work as gamekeeper and 'water-watcher' [= water-bailiff] catching poachers, recalls 'laking' [= playing] out, me...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
29 November 1976
[Collector announcement]; Sid Cornfirth [and family], recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about Mrs. Cornfirth playing quoits; Ugthorpe quoits teams and the game's popularity; singing, singers and son...
Decorative Arts
1970-1979
This file contains items relating generally to the decorative arts, including carving and the decoration of items. The file includes a photocopy of Carson I. A. Ritchie's article, 'Art of the Northern...
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...
Sound Recording, Monmouthshire
Upton, Clive S
28 December 1974
[Gap, 2 minutes]; Charles Thomas, recorded in Llanfrechfa; talks about meat wholesalers in Newport; slaughterhouses in Abergavenny, and others remaining in the area; work for the Ministry during World...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Panheinen, Ossi
[1970]
Mr. Layzell of Branscombe, recorded whilst he works in his blacksmith's smithy [machinery noise throughout]; relates the history of the building; working as a smith since 1911; father a smith in the s...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Shaw, David H
1955
Bob King and his wife, recorded in Totternhoe;[Gap, 2 mins.]; Mr. King describes some [?local] caves; Sunday School treats; visitors to the area and locals serving tea to them; local people; the litan...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
James Gledhill, recorded in Golcar; talks about working in a woollen cloth textile mill - processes, differences between spinning/producing woollen and worsted materials; leisure time, including a des...