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Cheese Press
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1962
Large stone cheese press, in the gardens(?) of a building/house in Askrigg ( Wensleydale).
Corn Stacks
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1966
Thatched corn stacks in a field near Halidon Hill, Foulden (Berwickshire).
Haymaking by Hand: Using the Scythe
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1962
Gang of 3 scythesmen, including David Raw, cutting a hayfield, Kettlewell ( Wharfedale).
Hay Harvest
McNay, Ian
1966
Farm worker harvesting hay using a combine harvester, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales).
SED Word Map: Spring Onions
[Early-mid 1970s]
Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.7.16, Spring Onions, mapping the distribution of responses Spring Onions and Green Onions. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of Eng...
Cheesemaking: Putting Curd into a Cheesecloth
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Mrs. M. E. Scott taking dry curd from the copper cheese kettle, and putting it into a cheesecloth, in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale).
Haymaking: Hay Sledge
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1962
Farmer, Mr. Fothergill, leading a horse drawing a hay sledge loaded with hay out of the fields, Dent ( Dentdale). A (sheep)dog runs in front.
Cheesemaking: Breaking up the Cheese Mixture
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Mrs. M. E. Scott breaking up cheese mixture in a copper kettle with a wire breaker (curd cutter?), in her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale).
Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1962
Farmer, Mr. David Raw, demonstrating the use of a nag rake, or drag rake, for raking the field clean after the main crop is collected, Kettlewell ( Wharfedale).
Cheesemaking: Cheese Bandages
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1963
Mrs. M. E. Scott sewing calico bandages around pressed and pickled curd in order to preserve its shape, at her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale).
Leaded Range in Stone Dwelling House
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1964
Black leaded Victorian range with various fittings, inside stone dwelling house in Carperby ( Wensleydale). The range and its fittings were still in use at the time of photographing.