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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."
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."
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...