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Total number of records: 21

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture19
Brotherton Collection2
Medieval Manuscripts2

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animals21
nature19
community life18
agriculture14
occupations14
buildings13
implements, utensils etc11
culture10
education9
food9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Hucklebridge, John4
Kylstra, Henk E4
Light, Gilbert4
Light, Mrs4
Tammivaara, Irmeli4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Ernest2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Packer, Ernie2
Wright, John T2

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From 190019

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"Gypsy Family and Caravan"

Hucklebridge, John

1968

Mr. Gilbert Light and the Light family (wife and two young children), with their horse-drawn caravan at an unknown location in Wiltshire. The caravan is bowed and has pneumatic tyres. Mounted on Photo...

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"Gypsy Caravan"

Hucklebridge, John

1968

Horse-drawn caravan belonging to the Light family, on the roadside at an unknown location in Wiltshire. The caravan is bowed and has pneumatic tyres. Mr. Gilbert Light can just be seen behind his hors...

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"Gypsy Children"

Hucklebridge, John

1968

The two young Light family boys, sitting on a trunk at an unknown location in Wiltshire. Both boys hold a young chicken in their hands. Mounted on Photo File card.

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"Gypsy Caravan"

Hucklebridge, John

1968

Horse-drawn caravan belonging to the Light family, on the road at an unknown location in Wiltshire. The caravan is bowed and has pneumatic tyres. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.

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Nativity (fol. 28r)
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Nativity (fol. 28r)

[1450-1500]

The miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary and Joseph kneel in adoration of the Christ Child, with the ox and the ass nearby. The town of Bethlehem can be seen in ...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire

Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1960

Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A796r]; talks about hedging and ditching, related terminology and tools used; his father's speech; the price of beer/ale; a brewe...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Diddlebury, Shropshire. Survey of English Dialects recording in Montford, Shropshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard

Jan 1955

[Side 1] Harry describes how to 'pleach' [= intertwine branches of brushwood to form/repair hedge] hedge, discusses farm buildings, incl. 'wain-house' [= cart-shed], describes layout of cow-shed, incl...

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Sound Recordings, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire

Parry, David (1937-); Kylstra, Henk E

1960-1961

[Collector announcement (Parry)]; Tom John, recorded in Pontlottyn [possibly in 1960]; talks about horse feed; straw rope; (Welsh) calls to cattle and horses; farm waggons/carts; ploughing and the qua...

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The Last Judgement (fol. 148v)
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The Last Judgement (fol. 148v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

The full-page miniature depicts the scene of the Last Judgement. Christ is depicted blessing, with sword and lily, inside a mandorla, feet resting on a blue globe, clad in a red cloak, hands and feet ...

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Sound Recordings, Essex and West Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s]

Martin Baynes, recorded in Henham (Essex); talks about his working life; jobs on leaving school, scaring birds, riding the chain horse at harvest time; working with horses from the age of 14/15; worki...

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Sound Recordings, Somerset

Palmer, Kingsley

1969

Female informant relates stories regarding local old women; the arrival of the Methodists; and a young man riding a horse. Miss Pavey of Walford, recorded 2 April 1969, talks about tunnels to caves ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Christopher Haddock [ Albert Haddock's brother] and Elsie Haddock, recorded at Sutton Gault on the 22 July 1975; talk about wild mushrooms and mushroom picking; mushroom ketc...

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