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Sketch of an old house in Hastings
c. 1835
Undated pencil sketch of an old house in Hastings by Edward Petre Novello, inscribed in ink at the bottom right in a later hand. Novello moved to Hastings to improve his health after 1834.
Sound Recordings, Warwickshire
Wharton, Colin S
1967
Danny Bachelor, recorded at home in Ratley, describes a plant remedy for shingles (used c. 1900); describes cattle cures; mesmerising chickens; breaking eggs; charming animals (horses); use of saltpet...
The Dwelling House: Rooms, Fittings, Utilities, Etc.
1969-1979
This file contains items on various aspects of the dwelling house, with a focus on fittings and equipment and domestic utilities. This includes an article by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby on farm kit...
Sound Recordings, Hampshire and Wiltshire
Kylstra, Henk E; Wright, John T
1960-1961
William Blake, recorded in Hambledon by Henk Kylstra; talks about his work as a shepherd during the years 1919-1958; the village of Hambledon past and present; schooling; work as a shepherd boy on lea...
Sound Recordings, Kent
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1958-1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Joiner, recorded in Staple in December 1958; talks about storing apples in earth; first thatching job, aged fifteen/sixteen; describes thatch sewn onto barn roofs; hi...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Houck, Charles L
[Mid 1960s-1970s]
Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...