Search Special Collections
Results
Total number of records: 173
Top 10: Subject
The Folklore of the Northumbrian Fishing Communities
Robson, Joanne
1967
A study of crab, lobster and salmon fishermen, and the communities in which they live, covering the length of the Northumberlandcoast. In collecting folklore of the area and the industry, the collecto...
Roads and Tracks
1963-1973
This file contains mounted magazine cuttings from 'John Peel Jottings' and 'Country Life', on bridges, cobble-laying, an ancient causeway in Wiltshire, an old tidal cart track at South Foreland (Kent)...
Natural Formations
1964-1973
This file contains items on natural formations and the landscape, including Pauline Flick's article on the Rollright Stones and their conservation, extracted from 'Country Life' (30 August 1973), pp. ...
Treatments and Cures
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains items relating to traditional treatments and cures for common diseases and ailments. This includes a photocopy of the 'Home Remedies' section of 'The Foxfire Book', edited by Eliot ...
Pagan and Christian Mythology
1955-1976
This file contains items relating to pagan gods and legends, giants and Christian mythology. The file includes a copy of Stewart Sanderson's paper, 'Abitanti Soprannaturali delle Acque Scozzesi / Supe...
Stonework
1969-1979
This file contains items relating to stone industries and related crafts, including a photocopy of the Appendix to Horace Harman's 'Buckinghamshire Dialect' (reprinted Wakefield: S. R. Publishers, 197...
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...
Landscape at Buckden Pike
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
23 March 1964
Landscape at Buckden Pike ( Wharfedale), showing stepped slopes formed by glacial erosion. Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.
Landscape Near Buckden
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Landscape 2 miles north of Buckden ( Wharfedale - Buckden Pike?) showing the effect of glacial erosion. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0034. With typed note.
Landscape Near Buckden
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Landscape 2 miles north of Buckden ( Wharfedale - Buckden Pike?) showing the effect of glacial erosion. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0033. With typed note.
Swaledale Landscape near Thwaite
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
View of the Swaledale landscape near Thwaite. The view shows a u-shaped valley formed by glacial action. Mounted on Photo File card.
Stepped Slopes in Wensleydale
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1964
View of stepped slopes on the flanks of Penhill ( Wensleydale), from Redmire Moor. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0037. With ms. note.