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Feather, John J3
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Agar, Arthur1
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Cloughton1
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Dry Stone Wall Diagram
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Dry Stone Wall Diagram

Feather, John J

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Ms. line diagram showing a cross-section of a dry stone wall. Individual parts of the wall, including capstones, throughs, fillings and courses, are labelled in ms. The diagram is is dated 4.12.53, an...

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Dry Stone Wall Diagram
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Dry Stone Wall Diagram

Feather, John J

1953

Ms. line diagram showing a cross-section of a dry stone wall. Individual parts of the wall, including capstones, throughs, fillings, and courses, are labelled in ms. The diagram is is dated 4.12.53, a...

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Old English Crafts Films

Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)

[ca. 1972]

This file contains items relating to the series of educational (16mm colour) films made by Sam Hanna on traditional English crafts. This includes a printed pamphlet on the series, including a list of ...

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The Terminology of Walling in Craven

Feather, John J

1954

A study of occupational language in the Craven area of Yorkshire, based on interviews with informants from Silsden, Stainforth, Horton in Ribblesdale, Clapham and Hawes.

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Photographs of Traditional Work Techniques and Implements

[1960s]

The photographs in this file show farming scenes (hay gathering, PC1022, PC1053, PC1060), stone barn and cow shed constructions (PC0268, PC0269, PC0275, PC0277), cheesemaking (PC1519), buttermaking (P...

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The Living Dialect of Barton in South Nottinghamshire

Greensmith, Pauline R

1958

A study of the dialect spoken in Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire, based on fieldwork interviews undertaken in 1957 with three male informants. An introduction to the village and the informants is f...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire and Suffolk

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1959-1960

William Brothwell and Florence Greenwood, recorded in Wragby in April 1960; talk about foxes and shooting them; Mr. Brothwell's farming career; setting a field for ploughing; livestock; thatching and ...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...

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Exhibition Photographs and Related Papers

[1960s-1970s]

The photographs in this file have been mounted in groups according to particular subjects. Thus, there are two sheets of eight prints showing the construction and use of a hay creel (including duplica...

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Sound Recordings, Kent

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1958

[Collector announcement]; Frank Osbourne, recorded in Goudhurst in November 1958; talks about his working hours on the farm/land with horses; his agricultural labourer's wage of fourteen shillings a w...

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