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archive administration14
land use14
nature14
culture10
occupations10
community life8
english language - dialects8
agriculture7
animals6
handicraft5

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Feather, John J3
Haldenby, Cynthia2
Agar, Arthur1
Bradley, Tom1
Claughton, Mr R. Mick1
Cloughton1
Davies, Dick1
Davison, Cyril S.P.1
Easton, Ronald1
SED Printer's Page: Fields
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SED Printer's Page: Fields

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Printer's page for the Northern Counties Basic Material volume, completed in ms. with responses to SED question I.1.1, Fields, for localities in Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham and Westmorland. Thi...

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SED Printer's Page: Fields
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SED Printer's Page: Fields

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Printer's page for the Northern Counties Basic Material volume, completed in ms. with responses to SED question I.1.1, Fields, for localities in Lancashire and Yorkshire. This was one of the last stag...

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SED Printer's Page: Fields
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SED Printer's Page: Fields

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Printer's page for the Northern Counties Basic Material volume, completed in typescript with responses to SED question I.1.1, Fields, for all Northern Counties localities. This was one of the last sta...

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Dry Stone Wall Diagram
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Dry Stone Wall Diagram

Feather, John J

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Ms. line diagram showing a cross-section of a dry stone wall. Individual parts of the wall, including capstones, throughs, fillings and courses, are labelled in ms. The diagram is is dated 4.12.53, an...

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Dry Stone Wall Diagram
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Dry Stone Wall Diagram

Feather, John J

1953

Ms. line diagram showing a cross-section of a dry stone wall. Individual parts of the wall, including capstones, throughs, fillings, and courses, are labelled in ms. The diagram is is dated 4.12.53, a...

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The Terminology of Walling in Craven

Feather, John J

1954

A study of occupational language in the Craven area of Yorkshire, based on interviews with informants from Silsden, Stainforth, Horton in Ribblesdale, Clapham and Hawes.

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Haldenby, Cynthia

August 1958

Harry Osgodby, recorded at South Ferriby ; relates a number of anecdotes concerning his working life (road work, harvesting); talks about working with horses, and describes a working day. [Tr. 7] Ma...

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Sound Recordings, North Lincolnshire

Haldenby, Cynthia

August 1958

George Howson, recorded at Barton-upon-Humber, describes working as a fire man on commercial freight river boats sailing from Ferriby Sluice; names the boats sailing from this point to locations in Hu...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y9, 11, 13-17, 19-20. The original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis in 1952, 1953 and 1955. The da...

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Exhibition Photographs and Related Papers

[1960s-1970s]

The photographs in this file have been mounted in groups according to particular subjects. Thus, there are two sheets of eight prints showing the construction and use of a hay creel (including duplica...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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