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Survey of English Dialects recording in Sheffield, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Dec 1952
[Side 1] Sid describes process of making steel, talks about role of melter, explains terms incl. 'fracture' [= sample of metal for analysis] and need to 'slag off' [= remove e.g. sulphur and phosphoro...
Chainmakers' Forges
Langhorne, Richard
1973
View of forges at work at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). Heaps of finished chains in the foreground. The works has only two closed walls, with the rest open....
Chainmakers' Forge
Langhorne, Richard
1973
View of chainmaker working a forge at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). Heaps of finished chains in the foreground. The works has only two closed walls, with th...
Chainmakers' Forge: Anvil
Langhorne, Richard
1973
Anvil used for making large chains, with a freshly finished link, at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The photograph is of rather poor quality. Mounted on Phot...
Chainmakers' Forge
Langhorne, Richard
1973
General view of the forge at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands), with chainmaker at work. A water tank stands behind the chainmaker for keeping his tools cool. Ba...
Chainmakers' Forge
Langhorne, Richard
1973
View of the forge at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands), showing chainmaker taking a bar of iron out to be bent into chain links. Mounted on Photo File card with ...
Chainmakers' Forge: Making a Link
Langhorne, Richard
1973
View of an almost complete chain link at Noah Bloomer & Sons chainmakers, Cradley Heath, Sandwell (West Midlands). The link has been reheated, taken out of the forge, inserted through the last complet...
Blacksmith's Shop
Brunk, Wille
September 1967
Eric Snaith's blacksmith's shop, Brick Yard House, Danby (North Yorkshire). Eric Snaith took over the smithy from his father. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0548. With ms. note and catalogu...
Eric Snaith
Brunk, Wille
September 1967
Informant Eric Snaith standing outside his blacksmith's shop, Brick Yard House, Danby (North Yorkshire). He took over the smithy from his father. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0547. With m...
Blacksmith Shoeing a Horse
Brunk, Wille
November 1967
Close-up of informant Eric Snaith shoeing a horse in his blacksmith's shop, Brick Yard House, Danby (North Yorkshire). The horse's foot is placed on a tripod for preparation. Mounted on Photo File car...
Blacksmith Shoeing a Horse
Brunk, Wille
November 1967
Close-up of informant Eric Snaith shoeing a horse in his blacksmith's shop, Brick Yard House, Danby (North Yorkshire). The horse's foot rests on a tripod and is being filed. Mounted on Photo File card...
Blacksmith Shoeing a Horse
Brunk, Wille
November 1967
Close-up of informant Eric Snaith shoeing a horse in his blacksmith's shop, Brick Yard House, Danby (North Yorkshire). The old horseshoe is being removed. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P056...