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Anecdotes of the manners and customs of London during the eighteenth century : including the charities, depravities, dresses, and amusements, of the citizens of London, during that period; with a review of the state of society in 1807 ; to which is added, a sketch of the domestic architecture and of the various improvements in the metropolis ; illustrated by forty-five engravings (Vol 1)

Malcolm, James Peller (1767-1815); Malcolm, James Peller (1767-1815); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); J. Nichols and Son, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme

1810

Supplementary to the author's "Anecdotes of the manners and customs of London from the Roman invasion to the year 1700."

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Anecdotes of the manners and customs of London during the eighteenth century : including the charities, depravities, dresses, and amusements, of the citizens of London, during that period; with a review of the state of society in 1807 ; to which is added, a sketch of the domestic architecture and of the various improvements in the metropolis ; illustrated by forty-five engravings (Vol 2)

Malcolm, James Peller (1767-1815); Malcolm, James Peller (1767-1815); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); J. Nichols and Son, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme

1810

Supplementary to the author's "Anecdotes of the manners and customs of London from the Roman invasion to the year 1700."

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Sound Recording, Isle of Man

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

October 1958

[Collector announcement]; John Teare, recorded in Andreas; talks about the use of horses in farming; tractors and farm mechanisation; thatched roofs (houses) and the cost of maintenance; comments on l...

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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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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: E
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: E

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1950s-1975

The first two [?radio broadcast] recordings on this tape relate to working and community life in Luton. The first, with an introduction by Ron Hall and possibly recorded in the late 1950s, is entitled...

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Sound Recordings, Kent

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1958-1959

[Collector announcement]; Charles Joiner, recorded in Staple in December 1958; talks about storing apples in earth; first thatching job, aged fifteen/sixteen; describes thatch sewn onto barn roofs; hi...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1960

Joe Brimm and his wife, Mrs. Joe Brimm, recorded in Dunton; talk about a local road to Dunton Lodge; thatching a haystack and a wheatcock, the clothing (knee pads) worn and implements used; using a te...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1959-1960

Alf Odell, recorded in Gravenhurst in November 1959; describes the process of thatching a haystack/rick; his working clothes and the tools used [ Bert Kefford and Doris Kefford join in]; Mr. Kefford a...

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