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Witch Post
Brunk, Wille
1967
Witch post inside a building at the Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole (North Yorkshire). The witch post was a form of protection against witchcraft much used in dwelling houses in Yorkshire. The p...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Thomson, Sydney
November 1972
Children of Armley Park School, recorded in Leeds on the 17 November 1972; talk about joke and story telling; stories about local women thought to be witches; collector talks about trick or treating; ...
Long Narrative Verse
[1968-1970]
This file contains four offprinted papers by Michael Cherniss on epic poems, being 'The Progress of the Hoard in Beowulf', offprinted from the 'Philological Quarterly', volume XLVII, number 4 (October...
Canal Culture: Life and Traditions on the Midlands Canal System
Douglas, Peter A
1965
A study of the work and play traditions of people living and working on canals, with particular reference to the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire. Fieldwork was conducted in and around the villag...
Courtship and Marriage; Death and Funerals
1962-1980
This file contains items on marriage customs, death and funeral customs and beliefs, and ghosts. This includes ms. and typed correspondence between R. W. Crosland and Tony Green on the custom of biddi...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Thomson, Sydney
November 1972
The children of Royal Park Primary School, Headingley, Leeds, recorded on the 21 November 1972; talk about poems and writing stories; Christmas presents, trees, decorations; collector talks about Chri...
Sound Recording, British Columbia (Canada)
Smith, Peter
7 January 1977
Lindsay Carter, recorded in New Denver [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A865]; talks about working in a silver mine in Sandon, 4000 feet below ground; describes the mine, mining machinery, the placing of...
Sound Recordings, Yorkshire, Isle of Man and Cheshire
Dyson, B Ronald; Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Siporin, Rae Lee
[1965-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y30-31, 33-34; Isle of Man 6aMan1-2; and Cheshire 7Ch1-2. The original recordings were made between 195...