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Tracts relating to the corn trade and corn laws : including the second report ordered to be printed by the two Houses of Parliament

Jacob, William (1762?-1851)

1828

Half title, first p. [1] at end: Notices respecting the commerce of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff : more especially as regards the trade in wheat. Half title, second p. [1] at end: Observations...

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Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire

Chamberlain, John S

July/August 1961

Herbert Sykes of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore - rainbows, moon (and associated rhymes), wind direction, horses' behaviour/crows' behaviour (nesting) as signs of weather; Mrs. Sykes relates say...

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Sound Recordings, Staffordshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Siporin, Rae Lee

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Staffordshire locations 12St5-10. The original recordings were made in 1955 and 1965. The date when this copy tape was made ...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

2 April 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about songwriting, singing and playing at dances in the local school hall; playing the banjo and ukulele; sings and p...

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Sound Recordings, Dorset

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Spiller of Broadwindsor talks about farming; milking cows; hedging and the decline in the numbers of hedgers; farm horses and ploughing; weeding corn; haymaking; women labourers; informant's famil...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1967-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Lincolnshire locations 10L4-15. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1953, 1960 and 1967. The date when this copy tape...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967-1968

Jack Bury, recorded in Winderton; talks about harvesting methods - fagging, tying sheaves and leaving to stand for three bells (i.e. three Sundays); discusses a ?sheppick (hay fork); labour force on t...

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Stables
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Stables

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Old stables at America House Farm, Hinderwell (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0139. With ms. catalogue details in the hand of Wille Brunk.

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Stables
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Stables

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Old stables at America House Farm, Hinderwell (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0138. With ms. catalogue details in the hand of Wille Brunk.

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Threshing Wheel Shed
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Threshing Wheel Shed

Brunk, Wille

May 1967

Old hexagonal threshing wheel shed at America House Farm, Hinderwell (North Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0137. With ms. note and catalogue details in the hand of Wille Brunk. ...

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