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Corpse Way: Grinton Church
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1966-1967
St. Andrew's Church and burial ground, Grinton ( Swaledale). This used to be the nearest consecrated ground to the village of Keld, which lies at the opposite end of Swaledale, approximately twelve mi...
Corpse Way: Calvert Houses
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1966-1967
Calvert Houses on the Corpse Way, about a mile from Ivelet bridge ( Swaledale). The Corpse Way ran between Keld and Grinton. Despite its position at the opposite end of Swaledale, twelve miles away, G...
Sound Recordings, Somerset
Palmer, Kingsley
c. 1968-1969
[Collector announcement]; Fred Patten talks about a Devil's Stone; the local church; egg shackling (children's game); Oak Apple Day; local curses and Barrington Hill; protection against the Devil; bat...
Sound Recordings, Somerset
Palmer, Kingsley
1968-1969
This tape contains what are possibly edited copies of the collector's original Somerset field recordings, with his announcements inserted. Ruth Tongue recites wassail verses, spoken on Christmas Eve...
Sound Recording, Devon
Read, John (1884-1963)
8 July 1958
[John Read announcement]; John Read, recorded at the home of his friend, Victor Bonham-Carter, in East Anstey, giving his recollections of country life and the dialect in south-eastern Somerset. Talks...