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Total number of records: 230

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handicraft230
nature230
occupations230
land use162
quarries and quarrying118
agriculture83
community life82
animals71
implements, utensils etc67
food53

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)109
Outhwaite, T. G.21
Barry, Michael V (1935-)14
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)12
Varley, Tom12
Kylstra, Henk E7
Mcnay, Ian7
Langhorne, Richard6
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)6
Brooks, Margaret5
Peak Cavern
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Peak Cavern

McNay, Ian

September 1965

View of the interior of Peak Cavern at Castleton (Derbyshire), where ropes are made by hand. People used to live as well as work in the cave.

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Peak Cavern
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Peak Cavern

McNay, Ian

September 1965

View of the interior of Peak Cavern at Castleton (Derbyshire), where ropes are made by hand. People used to live as well as work in the cave.

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Ropemaking at Peak Cavern
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Ropemaking at Peak Cavern

McNay, Ian

September 1965

Ropemaker Herbert Marrison, here aged 83, pictured with ropes and ropemaking equipment at Peak Cavern, Castleton (Derbyshire). The Duke of Devonshire left ropemaking in the cavern rent-free in perpetu...

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Ropemaking at Peak Cavern
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Ropemaking at Peak Cavern

McNay, Ian

September 1965

Ropemaker Herbert Marrison working on the rope-walk, at Peak Cavern, Castleton (Derbyshire). The rope-walk has an almost indefinite length as he is able to retreat into the recesses of the cave and in...

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Repairing a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1968

Farmworker filling the gaps in a hedge using material from the old hedge, Thirn (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0987.

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Repairing a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1968

Farmworker filling the gaps in a hedge using material from the old hedge, Thirn (North Yorkshire). Unmounted print, almost identical to LAVC/PHO/P0986.

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Repairing a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1968

Farmworker filling the gaps in a hedge using material from the old hedge, Thirn (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0986.

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Repairing a Hedge
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Repairing a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1968

Farmworker filling the gaps in a hedge using material from the old hedge, Thirn (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0989. With ms. note.

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Repairing a Hedge
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Repairing a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1968

Laid hedge repaired using material from the old hedge, Thirn (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0988. With ms. note.

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Laying a Hedge
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Laying a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1961

Professional hedger laying a hedge at an unidentified location in Dumfriesshire. Having cut far enough, the hedger bends down the upright growth with his left hand. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms...

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Laying a Hedge
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Laying a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1961

Professional hedger laying a hedge at an unidentified location in Dumfriesshire. The hedger twists the binder round the stakes to form the fence. The stakes stand at roughly two feet intervals. Mounte...

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Laying a Hedge
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Laying a Hedge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1961

Farmworker cutting back, or switching, a year's growth on both side of a hedge, at an unidentified location in Dumfriesshire. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.

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