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Total number of records: 55

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture52
Brotherton Collection1
Herbert Read Collection1

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construction industry55
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)10
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)10
Chapman, Mr9
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Houck, Charles L2
Summerson, John (1904-1992)2
Wright, John T2
Adcock, Mr1
Atack, Samuel1

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Archive File

Statement of account dated Leeds, January 1854, and addressed to Mr Squire Kitchin, relating to materials used and work done on 14 houses and 1 shop between 7 May and 15 December 1853, by Samuel Atack

Atack, Samuel

1854

Numbered 405 in manuscript in top left-hand corner of f.1r. Receipted over a 1d. stamp and signed Saml. Atack Musgrave. Folded, and inscribed on verso: Mr S. Kitchin £993. 10. 10

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The London building world of the eighteen-sixties

Summerson, John (1904-1992); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1973

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The London building world of the eighteen-sixties

Summerson, John (1904-1992); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1973

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A Survey of the Farm Houses and Their Yard Buildings in the Parish of Moretonhampstead, Devon

Denny, Elizabeth

1972

A survey of thirty-two farm houses and attached yard buildings which provides a description of the vernacular architecture of the parish of Moretonhampstead in Devon. The collector describes the area,...

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Wooden Building in Cluj (Romania)
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Wooden Building in Cluj (Romania)

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

December 1974

Detail of interlocking joints on the corner of a wooden building in Cluj (Romania). Mounted on Photo File card.

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Roofing Slates
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Roofing Slates

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

May 1962

Local flagstones propped against a dry stone wall . The slates were used to roof a stone barn near Buckden ( Wharfedale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0274. With typed note indicating sou...

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Farmhouse at Ekeby (Sweden)
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Farmhouse at Ekeby (Sweden)

January 1965

Farmhouse near the village of Ekeby (Uppsala Lan, Sweden), in snow. The farmhouse is a timber construction with wooden planks on the outside.

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Field Barn at Skutskär (Sweden)
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Field Barn at Skutskär (Sweden)

January 1965

Detail of timbering on a field barn in the forest at Skutskär (Uppsala Lan, Sweden). The detail shows a mix of round and square timbers. A note in the slide index states that the angle of the axe cut...

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Stone Crafts

Walton, James

1940-1945

This volume consists of a number of articles written by James Walton for 'The Quarry Manager's Journal', all relating to quarrying and stonework, and many with a Yorkshire bias. This includes articles...

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Demolition on Woodhouse Lane, Leeds
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Demolition on Woodhouse Lane, Leeds

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

August 1961

View of the demolition of a block of buildings (probably housing) between Woodhouse Lane, Cookridge Street, and Vernon Street, Leeds (West Yorkshire). Car in foreground. Mounted on Photo File card. Wi...

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Vernacular Architecture in the Parish of Richards Castle

Reader, Karen

1982

A dissertation which records a number of buildings that are to be found within the bounds of the parish of Richards Castle, which straddles the Herefordshire/ Shropshire border. The village of the sam...

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Ram's Horn Violin Bridge
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Ram's Horn Violin Bridge

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1964

Mr. Chapman of Sedbusk ( Wensleydale) making a violin bridge from ram's horn, outside his home/workshop. The horn bridge has been shaped using a file. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1731. C...

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