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Decorated Egg
[1960s]
A hard-boiled, decorated egg, coloured with a food-based(?) red/pink dye. The shell is patterned with stencils made from small fern leaves and wild flowers.
Cart Backboard
Witton, Lesley A
1971
Harry Taylor in his workshop in Leeds, with the backboard of a rag-and-bone cart painted by him, with the name of Peter Cannon of Mirfield. The cart is richly painted in gold and dark red. The decorat...
Miniature Cart
Witton, Lesley A
1971
View of an elaborately decorated miniature rag-and-bone cart, with the name of J. Sandham Jr. The cart was built as a showpiece (?by Harry Taylor of Leeds), and is richly painted in gold and dark red....
Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
05 Mar 1954
[Side 1] Jim outlines typical year in sheep farming, incl. details of 'tupping' time [= mating time], use of 'raddle' [= red dye used to brand sheep], lambing time, 'provand' [= fodder], sale of fat l...
Description of Carolling Tradition
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1970
Fieldnotes gained from visits to The Bridge pub in Penistone, and the Red Lion in Thorpe Hesley [November and December 1970 respectively], to record the local Christmas carolling tradition. There are ...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Harrop, Peter K
4 November 1977
[Announcement by Graham Seal]; Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play in Antrobus Parish Hall [?for an audience of schoolchildren]. Includes the complete play, with introductory and closi...
Sound Recordings, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire
Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy
1974
James Cook, recorded at home in Maybole on 2 April 1974. Conversation re. fishing and village life; fishermen from Maidens selling fish; occupational folklore re. red-haired women; village community; ...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
3 January 1977
[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; sings 'Yarmouth Town' [daughter Rachel Wilkinson joins in the chorus]; talks about learning songs; sings part of 'Shoals of Herri...
Sound Recording, British Columbia (Canada)
Smith, Peter
7 January 1977
Lindsay Carter, recorded in New Denver; talks about his birthplace; the town of Sandon - amenities, population, prominent citizens, community spirit; the Depression; Christmas time; Halloween; Christm...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
11 February 1975
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings [unidentified]; sings 'Since I've Had a Row with the Wife'; talks about and sings his version of 'My Grandfather's Clock...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
19 March 1976
Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', [first line: 'When I was a jolly young ploughboy'], 'Farmer's Boy' and [first line: 'Come with me to t...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
July 1974
Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape on the 16 July 1974, sings and comments on 'Great Red Dawn'; attempts 'When the Sunset Turns the Ocean Blue to Gold'; sings 'The Firemen' (song sung in school); sin...