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Parry, David (1937-)3
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Ward, Olive2
Baldwin, John R1
Blagrove, David (1937-1937)1
East, Alice1
John, Tom1
Jones, Mr Reginald1
Kylstra, Henk E1
Padfield, Mr (1895-1895)1
Plough Stotts [Stots]
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Plough Stotts [Stots]

Ward, Olive

[1968-1969]

Copy of a photograph taken in 1937 of children (in costume and with a plough) participating in the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], Goathland (North Yorkshire). The teamster holds a whip.

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Sword Dance Team
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Sword Dance Team

Ward, Olive

[1968-1969]

Copy of a photograph taken in 1937 of the Goathland Sword Dance Team in costume, Goathland (North Yorkshire). From left to right, the characters are the Captain, Tom, the Gentleman, the Lady, Betty an...

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Sound Recording, Berkshire

Baldwin, John R

1967

Dave Blagrove, recorded in Reading; sings [with ?banjo/?ukulele accompaniment] 'Sandy Lane', the Oxford boatmen's songs 'The Ballad of Tom Beechey' and 'Les Morton's Navy'; 'Maggie May', 'Farmer's Boy...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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Sound Recording, Monmouthshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

Mr. Padfield, recorded in Crosskeys [undated]; talks about the local landscape and afforestation; boom time for coal mines during World War One; economic slumps and unemployment, dole and soup kitchen...

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Sound Recordings, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire

Parry, David (1937-); Kylstra, Henk E

1960-1961

[Collector announcement (Parry)]; Tom John, recorded in Pontlottyn [possibly in 1960]; talks about horse feed; straw rope; (Welsh) calls to cattle and horses; farm waggons/carts; ploughing and the qua...

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