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occupations109
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religion87
english language - dialects71
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Voitl, Herbert16
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)12
Sullivan, Keith Frederick11
Dunn, Ginette10
Pickering, Michael J8
Tammivaara, Irmeli7
Barry, Michael V (1935-)6
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)6
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)6
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)5

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London's old Latin quarter; being an account of Tottenham Court road and its immediate surroundings

Chancellor, E Beresford (1868-1937); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1930]

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Church Tower
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Church Tower

[1970s]

Church tower at an unidentified (English) location.

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Christ Church, Crewe

Latham, Jean

April 1964

View of Christ Church, Crewe (Cheshire). The image is out of focus.

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Christ Church, Crewe

Latham, Jean

April 1964

View of Christ Church, Crewe (Cheshire). The image is out of focus.

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Christ Church, Crewe
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Christ Church, Crewe

Latham, Jean

April 1964

View of Christ Church, Crewe (Cheshire) from Prudential Corner, with the Salvation Army centre in the foreground.

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Christ Church, Crewe

Latham, Jean

April 1964

View of Christ Church, Crewe (Cheshire) from Prudential Corner, with the Salvation Army centre in the foreground.

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Church Building, Hamar
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Church Building, Hamar

May 1965

View looking towards Hamar Domkirke, Hamar (Hedmark, Norway).

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Vicarage, Västra Tunhem
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Vicarage, Västra Tunhem

April 1965

The Vicarage at Prästgården, Västra Tunhem (Sweden). The building is timber with plank dressing. A note in the Slide Index suggests that Västra Tunhem is in Västergotland, but the town is liste...

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Capel Newydd: Interior
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Capel Newydd: Interior

McNay, Ian

1966

Interior of Capel Newydd, Lleyn Peninsular (North Wales), showing wooden box pews.

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The Role of the Public House in an Urban Environment

Hargreaves, Janet

1979

A study which examines the importance of public house visiting as a major leisure time activity, the pub as the centre of a community, and the customs and attitudes associated with the pub within an a...

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Hall with Piano
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Hall with Piano

[1970s]

Piano in a village hall at an unidentified location.

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Village Hall Stage
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Village Hall Stage

[1970s]

The stage in a village or church hall at an unidentified location. A piano sits on the stage at the left hand side.

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