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architecture18
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Barry, Michael V (1935-)3
Shaw, David H3
Kylstra, Henk E2
Orchard, Bill2
Smith, George2
Tyler, William (1893-1893)2
William2
Wright, John T2
Allen, Charlie (1879-1879)1
Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Old stone pack-horse bridge over the River Swale at Ivelet ( Swaledale). The bridge formed part of the old Corpse Way, which ran between Keld and Grinton. Grinton Church and burial ground at one tim...

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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Old stone pack-horse bridge over the River Swale at Ivelet ( Swaledale). The bridge formed part of the old Corpse Way, which ran between Keld and Grinton. Grinton Church and burial ground at one tim...

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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Old stone pack-horse bridge over the River Swale at Ivelet ( Swaledale). The bridge formed part of the old Corpse Way, which ran between Keld and Grinton. Grinton Church and burial ground at one tim...

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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Old stone pack-horse bridge over the River Swale at Ivelet ( Swaledale). The bridge formed part of the old Corpse Way, which ran between Grinton and Keld. Grinton Church and burial ground at one tim...

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Sound Recording, Isle of Man

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

October 1958

[Collector announcement]; John Teare, recorded in Andreas; talks about the use of horses in farming; tractors and farm mechanisation; thatched roofs (houses) and the cost of maintenance; comments on l...

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Quarry Bank Mill: The Development of a Folk Museum

Price, Sarah M

1978

A dissertation describing the development of Quarry Bank Mill as a museum, tracing the history of the village of Styal where it is situated, the mill and, briefly, the Lancashire cotton industry. In d...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: E
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: E

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Topping Out Ceremony

July 1967

Topping out ceremony at a new block of flats near Swiss Cottage, London. The ceremony is traditional in the building industry, and marks either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in t...

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Miscellaneous Contact Prints
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Miscellaneous Contact Prints

[1960s]

Sheet of contact prints with images of landscape (3); 1 blank cell; gravestones (2); thatched cottage abutting modern dwelling house, and door fittings, including LAVC/PHO/P2137-2140 (6); shepherds' c...

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Sound Recordings, Berkshire, Surrey, Essex and West Sussex

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1959

[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: I
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: I

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1950s-1975

The first two [?radio broadcast] recordings on this tape relate to working and community life in Luton. The first, with an introduction by Ron Hall and possibly recorded in the late 1950s, is entitled...

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