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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 4 |
| Harrop, Peter K | 2 |
| J. Nichols and Son, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London | 2 |
| Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme | 2 |
| Malcolm, James Peller (1767-1815) | 2 |
| 'Titch' | 1 |
| Bailey, George | 1 |
| Barbeau, A (1867-) | 1 |
| Barry, Michael V (1935-) | 1 |
| Burgess, Anthony (1917-1993) | 1 |
Swedish Wedding Costume
March 1965
Traditional wedding costume from Leksand (Sweden), from the exhibition of peasant costumes at the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm . The costume consists of a red bodice with white blouse, and a blue skir...
Decorated Egg
[1960s]
A hard-boiled, decorated egg, coloured with a food-based(?) red/pink dye. The shell is patterned with stencils made from small fern leaves and wild flowers.
Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
05 Mar 1954
[Side 1] Jim outlines typical year in sheep farming, incl. details of 'tupping' time [= mating time], use of 'raddle' [= red dye used to brand sheep], lambing time, 'provand' [= fodder], sale of fat l...
Christmas Decorations
December 1974
Room decorated for Christmas, at a dwelling house in Vänersborg (Alvsborgs Lan, Sweden). The decorations include a Christmas tree decorated with candles, glass balls and tinsel. Under the tree are Ch...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Harrop, Peter K
4 November 1977
[Announcement by Graham Seal]; Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play in Antrobus Parish Hall [?for an audience of schoolchildren]. Includes the complete play, with introductory and closi...
Life & letters at Bath in the xviijth century
Barbeau, A (1867-); Dobson, Austin (1840-1921); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
1904
Title in red and black; title vignette. Includes bibliographical references (pages xvii-xxxi) and index.
Sound Recording, British Columbia (Canada)
Smith, Peter
7 January 1977
Lindsay Carter, recorded in New Denver; talks about his birthplace; the town of Sandon - amenities, population, prominent citizens, community spirit; the Depression; Christmas time; Halloween; Christm...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
19 March 1976
Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', [first line: 'When I was a jolly young ploughboy'], 'Farmer's Boy' and [first line: 'Come with me to t...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Cheichel, Edna
1970
Various informants recorded at Donisthorpe Hall Old People's Home in Leeds. Leizer Gold sings unidentified song; male sings unidentified song; male ( Rabbi Safer) relates an incident, and other inform...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
2 July 1975
Ben Ling, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about singing when younger, and learning to sing; singing at school, and during his time in the Army (in France, field artillery); farm work with his uncl...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Shaw, David H
1955
Will Clarke, recorded in Stanbridge; talks about his daughter's move from Stanbridge to Hertfordshire [his daughters, Mrs. W. Urquhartand Mary Cooper, and sons-in-law William Cooper and Mr. W. Urquhar...
Sound Recordings, Isle of Wight, Wiltshire and Berkshire
Kylstra, Henk E; Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959-1960
[Collector announcement]; Mr. M. Sheath, recorded in Whitwell (Isle of Wight) in April 1959, by Henk Kylstra; talks about the uses for farm waggons and carts; the decline in the use of horses; ploughi...