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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)2
Voitl, Herbert2
Ruined Church
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Ruined Church

[1960s]

Ruins of a stone church and old churchyard, at an unidentified location.

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Shirenewton (Monmouthshire)
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Shirenewton (Monmouthshire)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

View of St. Thomas a Becket Church at Shirenewton (Monmouthshire). Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 23/6.

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Swimbridge (Devon)
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Swimbridge (Devon)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

View looking towards the village of Swimbridge (Devon), with the Church of St. James the Apostle and churchyard in the foreground. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 37/2.

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Welsh Placenames

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains papers relating to folklore in Welsh placenames. It includes a photocopy of G. Melville Richards' 'Barclodiad y Gawres: the Derivation and Meaning of the Name', which forms Appendix...

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Corpse Way: Grinton Church
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Corpse Way: Grinton Church

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1966-1967

St. Andrew's Church and burial ground, Grinton ( Swaledale). This used to be the nearest consecrated ground to the village of Keld, which lies at the opposite end of Swaledale, approximately twelve mi...

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Corpse Way: Calvert Houses
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Corpse Way: Calvert Houses

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1966-1967

Calvert Houses on the Corpse Way, about a mile from Ivelet bridge ( Swaledale). The Corpse Way ran between Keld and Grinton. Despite its position at the opposite end of Swaledale, twelve miles away, G...

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Miscellaneous Contact Prints
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Miscellaneous Contact Prints

[1960s]

Sheet of contact prints with images of shepherds' crooks and their manufacture (14); a fish on a chopping board (1); and a ruined stone church and old churchyard, including LAVC/PHO/P2141-2142 (3). Th...

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Trams, Railways and Boats

1967-1973

This file contains items on forms of travel, including James Edward Holroyd's article on tramcars, extracted from 'Country Life' (7 December 1967), p. 1490; an ms. postcard from Jeremy Godwin to Stewa...

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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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Archive Sub-series

Parish and Church

[1965-1975]

This subseries, comprising a single file only, includes Werner Kissling's ms. notes on the Foresters' Walk in Coverdale (connected with the Ancient Order of Foresters) and its byelaws; Margaret Ottley...

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