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Total number of records: 98

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture87
Brotherton Collection5
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1

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weather98
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occupations57
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Beckenham, United Kingdom1
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)20
Tammivaara, Irmeli8
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)6
Barry, Michael V (1935-)3
Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy3
Edge, Christine3
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)3
Wharton, Colin S3
Aratus Solensis2
Bury, Jack2

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

29 Aug 1873

Handwritten letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to her sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello, which explains that she was not able to write to her yesterday as a result of the weather, which caused her husband Cha...

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A discourse concerning the origine and properties of vvind. With an historicall account of hurricanes, and other tempestuous vvinds

Bohun, R (1716); Bowman, Thomas (fl. 1664-1678); Hall, William (fl. 1656-1672)

Anno Dom. 1671

Indexed in: Wing B3463.

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The shepherd of Banbury's rules to judge of the changes of the weather, : grounded on forty years experience. To which is added, a rational account of the causes of such alterations, the nature of wind, rain, snow, &c. on the principles of the Newtonian philosophy

Claridge, John (1944-)

1744

First published in 1670 as 'The shepheards' legacy'; in this edition additions made anonymously by John Campbell. - Running title: 'The country calendar, or the shepherd of Banbury's observations'.

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Experiments and observations concerning agriculture and the weather

Marshall, William (1745-1818)

1779

Includes index.

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The phenomena and diosemeia of Aratus

Aratus Solensis; Lamb, John (1789-1850)

1848

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Questionnaire No.2, 1962 Correspondence (Extracted) Weatherlore

Whitfield, Jean

1962-1963

Individual responses to Jean Whitfield's request for help with her gardening folklore questionnaire, published in the journal 'Popular Gardening' and the newspapers the Yorkshire Evening Post and Newc...

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Miscellaneous Folklore Papers

1964-1979

Pamphlet by Charles Phythian-Adams, 'Local History and Folklore: A New Framework' ([London]: Standing Conference for Local History, 1975), 39 pp.; reprint from the 'Journal of the Folklore Institute',...

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Folklore Notes

Mason, Mr

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of a manuscript and newspaper cuttings compiled by a Mr. Mason ca. 1870s-1880s, which forms a collection of folklore items. Although varied, there is a regional element ...

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