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Tammivaara, Irmeli2
Anderton, Stanley (1876-1876)1
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Bartle, Billy1
Bassett, Bert1
Brimm, Joe1
Brimm, Mrs Joe1
Brittain, Charlie1
Calcutt, Mr (1878-1878)1
Casbon, Herbert1
Mud Ovens
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Mud Ovens

1971

2 free-standing, domed mud plaster ovens in Philia (Cyprus). The ovens are heated with a wood fire which is raked out before the item to be baked is inserted. The ovens are owned by the local church, ...

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Coal-Fired Range
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Coal-Fired Range

Mallinson, J Mrs

March 1967

Coal-fired range in Leslie Feather's shop, Haworth (West Yorkshire). The range is eight feet long, with two hotplates each two inches thick, and was made by Joseph Wright of Shipley. The heat is regul...

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Mud Ovens
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Mud Ovens

1971

4 mud plaster ovens set into the wall of a building in Philia (Cyprus). The interior of the ovens are formed from a large storage pot, which is a modern feature. The ovens are heated with a wood fire ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Christopher Haddock [ Albert Haddock's brother] and Elsie Haddock, recorded at Sutton Gault on the 22 July 1975; talk about wild mushrooms and mushroom picking; mushroom ketc...

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Sound Recordings, Kent

North, David J

December 1978

[Collector announcement]; Alf Tullet (born in Cowden) and his wife, Mrs. Tullet (born in Chiddingstone), recorded in their home in Hever on the 29 December 1978. The conversation concerns the making a...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Harry Lowe, recorded in Stretham on the 24 July 1975; talks about food and the cost of living; working on a carrier's cart to Cambridge; farm labourers' wages; being an appre...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1960

Joe Brimm and his wife, Mrs. Joe Brimm, recorded in Dunton; talk about a local road to Dunton Lodge; thatching a haystack and a wheatcock, the clothing (knee pads) worn and implements used; using a te...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

July 1966

[Collector announcement]; Harry Cook, recorded in Shipston on Stour (Warwickshire); talks about ploughing with horses and the setting up of a field in preparation; building and thatching hay/corn stac...

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