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Voitl, Herbert7
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)3
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)3
Brunk Wille2
Dunn, Ginette2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Panheinen, Ossi2
Parry, David (1937-)2
Tammivaara, Irmeli2
Barnes, John1
Village Green (Yorkshire Dales)
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Village Green (Yorkshire Dales)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

26 January 1967

Village green in an unidentified Dales village. Rows of garden-fronted stone cottages visible. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0085.

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View of Gunnerside
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View of Gunnerside

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

30 January 1967

View of Gunnerside ( Swaledale), with Brownsey Moor in background. Mounted on Photo File card.

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The Beginning of the Village

Thirsk, Joan

[1950s]

This file contains an article, extracted from an unidentified publication, on the development of village settlements. It was written by Joan Thirsk in answer to an enquiry directed to the publication ...

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View of Hinderwell
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View of Hinderwell

Brunk Wille

1967

View of the village of Hinderwell (North Yorkshire) taken from the church tower. The view shows stone dwelling houses, with dry stone walled fields and hills in the distance.

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View of Hinderwell
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View of Hinderwell

Brunk Wille

1967

View of the village of Hinderwell (North Yorkshire) taken from the church tower. The view shows stone dwelling houses, with dry stone walled fields and hills in the distance.

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People Gathered for Sheep Washing

[1960s]

Copy of a photograph taken in the late 19th century or early 20th century, of a crowd gathered to watch sheep washing on Muker Beck ( Swaledale). The crowd includes men, women and children. Carts visi...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Settlement

[1950-1973]

This sub-subseries contains items relating to settlers and types of settlement. The items relate mostly to Ireland.

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Towns

1966

This subseries, comprising one file, contains a photocopy of Stewart Sanderson and Stuart Piggott's chapter on Edinburgh and its history and development, from the Edinburgh volume of 'The Third Statis...

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Faroese Landscape
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Faroese Landscape

1965

View of the landscape on Sandøy (Faroe Islands). The view looks towards steep, terraced hill slopes topped by a rocky outcrop. Dwelling houses on the edge of a small village can be seen towards the f...

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Dales Church
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Dales Church

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

[1960s]

View of an unidentified church, with river in foreground. The photograph was possibly taken at a location in the Yorkshire Dales.

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The Origins of Rural Settlement in East Anglia

Wade-Martins, Peter

1973

This file contains a paper on English placenames, presented at the Medieval Settlement Seminar at the School of History, University of Leeds, 14 February 1973, which examines evidence for the origins ...

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View of Sedbusk
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View of Sedbusk

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1964

View of Sedbusk village ( Wensleydale) with limestone outcrop (or scar) behind. The village stands on a terrace beneath the outcrop. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0040. With ms. note.

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