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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
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Beckford, William, 1760-18441
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Views of Lansdown Towers, Bath : the favourite edifice of the late William Beckford, Esqr.; from drawings by Willes Maddox ; on stone by C.J. Richardson (oversize)

English, Edmund Francis; Maddox, Willes (1813-1853); Richardson, C J (1806-1871); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1844

Printed by Moyes and Barclay, Castle Street, Leicester Square. Lithographed and printed at 70 St Martin's Lane London. "To the reader" signed: Edmund Francis English, Jun, Bath October 1st, 1844. ...

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The country house guide : historic houses in private ownership in England, Wales, and Scotland

Fedden, Robin (1908-1977); Kenworthy-Browne, J A; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1979

Includes index.

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

September 1973

Harry Austin, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about local people listed on an unidentified manuscript; comments on a number of local families, including the Welsh family, the Walton family, Marth...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

September/October 1973

Winnie Wyatt, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about Janet Blunt's folk song collecting, and people's perceptions of her in Adderbury; musical afternoons/evenings at her house; singing in the loca...

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Sound Recordings, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Edward Orton, recorded in Packington (Leicestershire); talks about building a haystack, and thatching it with wheat straw; farmhouses; curing bacon; livestock; selling land for housing; modern farming...

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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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Usual offices

Thomson, Christine Campbell

1950

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Archive File

Sheep, Geese, Bees and Dogs

1957-1973

This file contains items relating largely to the care and management of sheep, but also items on geese, bees and dogs. This includes a typed copy of a letter on sheepshearing in Cumberland, from 'Will...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1955-1956

Harry Scott [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A746r], recorded in Billington; sings 'I Wish I was Single Again'; talks about Fred Henley. [Tr. 1] Fred Henley and his wife, Mrs. Fred Henley, recorded in ...

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The young householder

Williams, Peter H M

1967

"This book has been written for the boy in his last year or two at school..."--Intro.

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Some historic mansions of Yorkshire and their associations (ser.2)

Wheater, William; Buckle, A; Medway, Stanley; Symington, James Ayton

1888-1889

"This edition is limited to 300 copies."

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