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Archive File

Trade - General

1964-1976

This file contains items relating to aspects of trading, including a typed paper by Ted Spiegel on Handslag, or striking a bargain, by farmers ([2] leaves); a typed extract listing bad luck beliefs in...

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Georgian England : a survey of social life, trades, industries & art from 1700-1820

Richardson, Sir A E (1880-1964); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1931]

"The genesis of this book was a series of lectures... delivered some little time since before the University of Bristol."--Preface.

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An Investigation into the Boat-Building Industry in Hartlepool

Tudor-Coulson, Susan Caroline

1981

An investigation presented in six chapters, the first being a history of boat-building in and around Hartlepool (including firms listed in local trade directories for the period 1828-1894). Chapter Tw...

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Sound Recordings, Lancashire

Monaghan, Ann M

1973

Male informant [? Mr. Suddell - informant refers to an ancestor, Roger Suddell; nephew, Paul, also contributes], recorded in Preston, gives a history of the Preston Guild; church processions, trades p...

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Some Aspects of Folk Life in the West Riding Village of Westend [sic] in Washburndale

Ferguson, I D B

1964

A Study of folk life in the West Riding village of West End (also known as Thruscross, and now in North Yorkshire). An introductory section provides a history of the village and surrounding area, foll...

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Sound Recording, Staffordshire

Upton, Clive S

[Mid-1970s]

[Collector announcement]; Charles Brown, recorded in Stoke-on-Trent; gives answers to the collector's questionnaire concerning language and terminology associated with the butchering trade. Questions ...

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Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]

Bryon, Fiona

18 December 1980

Mrs. Blackburn talks about her work in the Leeds tailoring industry: Parents' occupations; sewing from childhood; first job - ladies' dress factory in Woodhouse Lane - machinist, female boss; next job...

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Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]

Bryon, Fiona

10 Jun 1980 - 15 Dec 1980

Jim Roche [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A087] talks about his Trade Union involvement as a Shop Steward in the Leeds clothing industry: industrial and social problems of members; church involvement in...

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Builders' Customs: Topping Out

March-April 1968

This file consists of correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and various correspondents connected with the building industry, regarding topping-out ceremonies. The correspondents include Norbert F. ...

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Life in medieval England

Bagley, J J (1908-1989); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1960]

Castle and court. The court; The tenants-in-chief ; The knights ; The bowmen -- Manor house and peasant's cottage. The village ; The fields ; The desmesne ; The forest -- Street and market place. Boro...

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Glimpses of Industrial Bradford

Fieldhouse, Elizabeth Mary

1972

A study comprising six sections. The Introduction presents a history of the woollen and worsted industries, whilst the second section outlines phases in industrial development, from the guild and dome...

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A Collection of Folk Tales from Upper Nidderdale

Cook, Catherine

1971

M.A. dissertation on folktales recorded by the collector in Nidderdale in 1970-1971 (some of the tales are, however, set in locations beyond Nidderdale, e.g. Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Merryfield)....

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