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Roads and Tracks
1963-1973
This file contains mounted magazine cuttings from 'John Peel Jottings' and 'Country Life', on bridges, cobble-laying, an ancient causeway in Wiltshire, an old tidal cart track at South Foreland (Kent)...
Dales Landscape
[1970s]
View of landscape at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales(?). The view looks down a winding road with a dry stone wall running alongside, down a valley, with high ground in the background.
Dales Dwelling Houses at Grinton
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1965
Road with garden-fronted Dales stone dwelling houses at Grinton ( Swaledale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0331 and LAVC/PHO/P0333.
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Brief discussion of new road, description of working conditions in quarry, cutting by hand, working in hot weather. [Side 2] Comparison of working conditions and wages at quarry and on farm (...
Farm at Dishforth
[1960s]
Board-mounted photograph of stone farm buildings at Dishforth (North Yorkshire). The buildings are viewed from the road, showing the wall of the farmyard.
Dry Stone Wall and Gate
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
May 1965
Dry stone wall with wooden gate on the Burnsall Road at Bolton Abbey ( Wharfedale). The gate is flanked by 2 large upright stones, which are appended to each end of the wall.
Whiteshill (Gloucestershire)
Voitl, Herbert
[1960s]
View looking down the main street in Whiteshill (Gloucestershire). Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 24/4. A public house can be seen on the left hand side, and a stone cross is situated just ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Wark, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
12 Feb 1953
[Side 1] Anty talks about reserves of limestone, ironstone and coal locally despite lack of mining, extolls virtue of fresh lime straight from 'kill' [= kiln] for farming, recalls Consett man praising...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...
Dialect recording in Haggate, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
26 Feb 1954
[Side 1] Albert talks about his family, describes great-grandfather's and great-uncle's work as gamekeeper and 'water-watcher' [= water-bailiff] catching poachers, recalls 'laking' [= playing] out, me...
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...