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The Terminology of the Artificial Field Boundary: Being a Study of Words Relating to Dry Stone Walling and Hedging, Based Upon a Survey Made in Certain Parts of South Westmorland
Williams, Gerald
1954
A study of the occupational language associated with the crafts of hedging and dry stone walling, in the the south of the old county of Westmorland. The Introduction outlines the aims of the study, th...
Dry Stone Walls and Wall Building in West Yorkshire
Brooks, Margaret
1973
M.A. dissertation in five parts, with a separate volume of photographs. Part One discusses the practical aspects of the project, and outlines the research methods employed (letters to newspapers, corr...
Dry Stone Waller
Danaher, K
[1960s]
Dry stone waller repairing a gap in a dry stone wall at High Bradley (North Yorkshire). This work is probably part of a demonstration.
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960
James Shipway, recorded in Avebury; talks about thatching; the loss of tradespeople in the village; reference to the renovation of a barn in the village [by the National Trust, now the Great Barn]; tr...
Dry Stone Wall Diagram
Feather, John J
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Ms. line diagram showing a cross-section of a dry stone wall. Individual parts of the wall, including capstones, throughs, fillings and courses, are labelled in ms. The diagram is is dated 4.12.53, an...
Broom Hall, Sheffield
[1960s]
Board-mounted photograph of the front of Broom Hall, Sheffield (South Yorkshire). The house is a three-story Tudor-built mansion, the earliest parts of which date to the reign of Henry VII (1509-1547)...
Dry Stone Wall Diagram
Feather, John J
1953
Ms. line diagram showing a cross-section of a dry stone wall. Individual parts of the wall, including capstones, throughs, fillings, and courses, are labelled in ms. The diagram is is dated 4.12.53, a...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
17 August 1973
Frank Weatherill , recorded at home in Danby; talks about a local storyteller; tall tales; storytelling as a form of amusement; local legends regarding hammer throwing (example from Lastingham); FW's ...
The Living Dialect of the Quarries at Crosland Hill, Near Huddersfield
Sykes, Donald Richard
1954
A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Crosland Hill in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, with particular reference to the occupational language associated with its quarrying industry.
Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Old stone pack-horse bridge over the River Swale at Ivelet ( Swaledale). The bridge formed part of the old Corpse Way, which ran between Keld and Grinton. Grinton Church and burial ground at one tim...
Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Old stone pack-horse bridge over the River Swale at Ivelet ( Swaledale). The bridge formed part of the old Corpse Way, which ran between Grinton and Keld. Grinton Church and burial ground at one tim...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Shaw, David H
1956
Ted Brown, recorded in the farm of John Costin at Eaton Bray [the voice of Mr. Costin's Housekeeper is also heard]; talks about the work of a blacksmith; the cost and composition of horseshoes; mendin...