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Total number of records: 194

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buildings194
occupations192
quarries and quarrying187
architecture161
dwellings95
agriculture81
nature65
culture55
animals36
home30

Top 10: People and organisations

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)74
Brunk, Wille24
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)9
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)9
Voitl, Herbert4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Danaher, K2
Jim2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Mcnay, Ian2

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Quarry Bank Mill: The Development of a Folk Museum

Price, Sarah M

1978

A dissertation describing the development of Quarry Bank Mill as a museum, tracing the history of the village of Styal where it is situated, the mill and, briefly, the Lancashire cotton industry. In d...

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Sound Recordings, [Cheshire]

Price, Sarah M

August 1977

Annie Lownds talks about working at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, before it was a museum - hours of work, pay, work (weaving) techniques and process. [Tr. 6] Mary Wolstenholme and her sister, Nellie, tal...

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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...

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Mines, Mining, and Mining Communities

[1955-1979]

This file largely consists of photocopied articles and magazine and newspaper extracts and cuttings, including G. Bernard Wood's article, 'Relics of Rural Coal Mines', on mining remains in Yorkshire, ...

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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...

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Sound Recordings, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La1-5 and 5La8-10. The original Stanley Ellis recordings were made March to June 1954, and Peter Wrig...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Great Strickland, Westmorland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Jul 1955

[Side 1] Bill describes his 'byre' [= cow-shed] and talks about measures to prevent premature birth of calves, cleaning muck out to 'midden' [= muck heap], recalls introduction of regular testing and ...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s]

James Gledhill, recorded in Golcar; talks about working in a woollen cloth textile mill - processes, differences between spinning/producing woollen and worsted materials; leisure time, including a des...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Morris, Patricia M

October 1981

Dorothy Ibbotson, recorded at home in the Kirkstall area of Leeds; sings 'The Warrior's Little Boy' (learned from her grandmother), and talks about her attempts to trace the song's origins; gives biog...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Cheshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

May 1965

[Collector announcement]; Mr. E. Nealey, recorded in Burbage; provides biographical information; makes reference to cockfighting; an Endowed School; selling newspapers at the age of nine; aunt and unc...

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Stone Dwelling Houses
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Stone Dwelling Houses

[1970s]

Stone dwelling houses at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Huntshield Ford Village
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Huntshield Ford Village

Kirkby, Ernest

1977

View of Huntshield Ford village (County Durham).

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