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Hay Harvest
McNay, Ian
1966
Farm workers gathering harvested hay into sheaves by hand, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). Traditional methods were still employed at this time, particularly after heavy rain which wo...
Hay Harvest
McNay, Ian
1966
Farm workers gathering harvested hay into sheaves by hand, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). Traditional methods were still employed at this time, particularly after heavy rain which wo...
Hay Harvest
McNay, Ian
1966
Farm workers gathering harvested hay into sheaves by hand, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). They are helped by a young boy. Ropes made of plaited hay are used to bind the sheaves.
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...
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...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Crowland, Lincolnshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
23 May 1953
[Side 1] Bill talks about breeding pigs, recalls cycle of success and failure, incl. losing whole herd to 'purples' [= swine fever], encouraged son to keep pigs but sold yard and bought two acres outs...
West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 11
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 11: Berries, Fruit. Includes questions IV.11.1 Blackberries - IV.11.8 Apples/Pears.
Hops and Hop-Picking
[ca. late 1960s]
This file contains items collected for P. K. Kemp's undergraduate dissertation on migrant hop-pickers in Kent, submitted to the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies in 1970. The includes a photo...
Buttermaking: Rolling Butter
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
Summer 1963
Mrs. M. E. Scott rolling butter, in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). The butter is rolled with both hands on a wooden board in order to get all the air out, and to make a close texture. Mounted...
Cheesemaking: Cheese Bandages
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Mrs. M. E. Scott lifting pressed and pickled curd out of a bowl of brine in preparation for sewing calico bandages around it in order to preserve its shape, at her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). ...
Cheesemaking: Finished Cheeses
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Finished cheeses, dressed in calico bandages, and held in the home of Mrs. M. E. Scott, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). The cheeses will be turned every day until ready. Mounted on Photo File card. With...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
[1960s]
[Collector announcement]; Clara Bell, recorded in Askrigg; describes her traditional domestic method of making Wensleydale cheese; Dick Chapman (also of Askrigg) asks her about various aspects of chee...