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Total number of records: 27

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SubjectCount
occupations27
quarries and quarrying27
community life16
culture16
english language - dialects14
nature14
agriculture11
buildings9
land use9
architecture8

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Feather, John J2
Green, Anthony E (1943-)2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Stigell, Ossi2
Wright, John T2
Applett, Stanley1
Archer, Geoff1
Blake, Fred1

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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...

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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...

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Dry Stone Waller
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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.

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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...

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Dry Stone Wall Diagram
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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...

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Broom Hall, Sheffield
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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)...

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Dry Stone Wall Diagram
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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...

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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 ...

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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.

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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
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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...

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Pack-Horse Bridge at Ivelet
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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...

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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...

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