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A Survey of the Farm Houses and Their Yard Buildings in the Parish of Moretonhampstead, Devon
Denny, Elizabeth
1972
A survey of thirty-two farm houses and attached yard buildings which provides a description of the vernacular architecture of the parish of Moretonhampstead in Devon. The collector describes the area,...
Examples of Vernacular Architecture in the Parish of Dethick, Lea and Holloway, Derbyshire
Wright, Fiona J
1980
A study of vernacular architecture in a Derbyshire parish containing the settlements of Dethick, Lea, Holloway and Lea Bridge. Sections cover methodology, a glossary of architectural terms, the backgr...
Vernacular Architecture in the Parish of Richards Castle
Reader, Karen
1982
A dissertation which records a number of buildings that are to be found within the bounds of the parish of Richards Castle, which straddles the Herefordshire/ Shropshire border. The village of the sam...
Horses, Cattle and Draft Animals
1960-1973
This file contains items on livestock, in particular cattle and horses. The focus is largely on the general care and management of cattle and horses, folklore relating to their care, medicine, dialect...
Making and Playing the Northumbrian Small-Pipes: A Study of Joe Hutton and Archie Dagg
Harrison, Stephen
1977
A study of one branch of the Northumbrian piping tradition, showing the functional role of the small-pipes in the area where the collector's two informants, Joe Hutton and Archie Dagg live. Emphasis i...
Pottery, Brick-Making and Glass
1960-1972
This file contains items on traditional pottery, brick-making and glasswares, including Charles Thomas's paper on people and pottery in Dark Age Cornwall, extracted from 'Old Cornwall'(1960), pp. 452-...
Stonework
1969-1979
This file contains items relating to stone industries and related crafts, including a photocopy of the Appendix to Horace Harman's 'Buckinghamshire Dialect' (reprinted Wakefield: S. R. Publishers, 197...
The Phonology of the Dialect of Harbury in the County of Warwickshire
Varney, Maurice H
1958
A study of the dialect spoken in Harbury in Warwickshire, based on fieldwork data collected from two village inhabitants. An introduction to the village and the informants is followed by five chapte...
Statement of account dated Leeds, January 1854, and addressed to Mr Squire Kitchin, relating to materials used and work done on 14 houses and 1 shop between 7 May and 15 December 1853, by Samuel Atack
Atack, Samuel
1854
Numbered 405 in manuscript in top left-hand corner of f.1r. Receipted over a 1d. stamp and signed Saml. Atack Musgrave. Folded, and inscribed on verso: Mr S. Kitchin £993. 10. 10
Building Technique
1966-1973
This file contains items relating to buildings and construction techniques, and includes photocopies of maps showing the location of aisle-trusses in Welsh buildings, and aisled buildings in Yorkshire...
Topping Out Ceremonies
1951-1974
This file contains items relating to topping-out ceremonies, a tradition in the building industry marking either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in the construction of a building. ...
Builders' Customs: Topping Out
March-April 1968
This file consists of correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and various correspondents connected with the building industry, regarding topping-out ceremonies. The correspondents include Norbert F. ...