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Dales Landscape
[1970s]
View of landscape at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales(?) in stormy weather. The view looks down a winding road with a valley one one side, towards high ground in the distance.
The Future of the Bicycle in a Modern Society
Claxton, E C
1968
This file contains a copy of Claxton's paper, read to the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) on 15 November 1967, and extracted from the 'Journal of the Royal Society of Arts'(January 1968), pp. 114-134. The...
Sheep and Farm Cart
[1970s]
View of fields at an unidentified location. In the foreground are grazing sheep and a wooden farm cart with 2 wheels.
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
1958
George Codd, recorded in Barton-upon-Humber; talks about working on commercial freight river boats, the positions he has held and the pay he has received; captaining his own boat; sailing a keel boat;...
Faroese Fishing Boat
1965
Faroese fishing boat sailing in the waters off Torshavn (Faroe Islands), with hills in the background.
Faroese Fishing Boat
1965
Faroese fishing boat sailing in the waters off Torshavn (Faroe Islands). The view looks from the sea towards steep hill slopes .
Bergen Landscape
1979
View of landscape near Bergen (Norway). The view looks towards a suspension bridge, across an apparently frozen body of water.
Survey of English Dialects recording in South Clifton, Nottinghamshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Dec 1956
[Side 1] Jack talks about River Trent, discusses height of tides, recalls ferry across to North Clifton, describes various flood defences now and in past. [Side 2] Jack discusses mowing by hand and pl...
Drover's Road
Brunk Wille
1967
View of an old drover's road going over the moors, near Hinderwell (North Yorkshire).
Horse and Water Cart
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph taken in the early 20th century of farmer, Mr. R. Easterly, with a horse harnessed to a water cart in the yard of a farm in the Driffield area (East Riding of Yorkshire). The wate...
Sound Recording, North Lincolnshire
Haldenby, Cynthia
1958
George Codd [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A557r], recorded in Barton-upon-Humber; talks about the extent of his commercial sailing experience; preference for river over canal work; racing to deliver c...
Track and Dry Stone Walls
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
May 1965
Farm track running between 2 dry stone walls at Thorpe ( Wharfedale).