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Archive Item

Farm Cart

[1960s]

Old farm cart in a field next to a stone farmhouse at an unidentified location, possibly somewhere in the Yorkshire Dales. The photograph was taken in the winter months; there is snow on the ground, a...

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Preston Guild Merchant: A Study of Traditional Involvement in a Civic Ceremony

Monaghan, Ann M

1974

A dissertation providing impressions of the 1972 Preston Guild Merchant ( Preston, Lancashire), based on personal observation and interviews with local people (who also provided information on the 195...

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British calendar customs : England (v.1)

Wright, Arthur Robinson (1862-1932); Lones, Thomas East; Folklore Society (Great Britain)

1936-40

Imprint of v. 3 varies (adds: Glasgow : John Wylie) Contents : I. Movable festivals.--II. Fixed festivals, January-May, inclusive.--III. Fixed festivals, June-December, inclusive.

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British calendar customs : England (v.2)

Wright, Arthur Robinson (1862-1932); Lones, Thomas East; Folklore Society (Great Britain)

1936-40

Imprint of v. 3 varies (adds: Glasgow : John Wylie) Contents : I. Movable festivals.--II. Fixed festivals, January-May, inclusive.--III. Fixed festivals, June-December, inclusive.

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British calendar customs : England (v.3)

Wright, Arthur Robinson (1862-1932); Lones, Thomas East; Folklore Society (Great Britain)

1936-40

Imprint of v. 3 varies (adds: Glasgow : John Wylie) Contents : I. Movable festivals.--II. Fixed festivals, January-May, inclusive.--III. Fixed festivals, June-December, inclusive.

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Sound Recordings, England and Wales

Tawney, Cyril

1950s-1970s

Compilation of song performances by traditional singers, copied from commercially available recordings made in various counties in England, and on the Gower Peninsula of Wales. The singers were record...

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