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Total number of records: 32

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occupations32
play32
quarries and quarrying32
community life23
culture23
manners and customs22
nature22
agriculture20
animals17
education13

Top 10: People and organisations

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Tammivaara, Irmeli4
Alderson, Richard3
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Neddy Dick3
Pasanen, Leena3
Higgenbottom2
Higginbottom, Mr Bernard2
Massarella, Mr2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Siporin, Rae Lee2

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] William Herdman and Jim discuss village cricket club, recount recent victory against Newton and individual performances despite poor wicket. Jim recalls being hit by ball playing cricket at s...

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Irish Crafts

[1970s]

This file contains items relating to Irish crafts, and includes a photocopy of Ireland Information Sheet, no. 20 'Irish Crafts' (1974), listing crafts still undertaken in Ireland at the time (weaving,...

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Musical Stones
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Musical Stones

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph of Richard Alderson (Neddy Dick) of Keld ( Swaledale) sitting outside his home with his set of musical stones. The stones are arranged so that the bass notes are at one end and th...

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Dialect recording in Haggate, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Feb 1954

[Side 1] Albert talks about his family, describes great-grandfather's and great-uncle's work as gamekeeper and 'water-watcher' [= water-bailiff] catching poachers, recalls 'laking' [= playing] out, me...

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Musical Stones

[late 1960s]

Copy of a photograph of Richard Alderson (Neddy Dick) of Keld ( Swaledale) sitting outside his home with his set of musical stones. There are 26 stones visible in the photograph, arranged so that the ...

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Musical Stones
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Musical Stones

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph of Richard Alderson (Neddy Dick) of Keld ( Swaledale) sitting outside his home with his set of musical stones. There are 26 stones visible, arranged so that the bass notes are at ...

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Runes

[ca. 1960s-1970s]

This file contains 14 photocopied plates showing diagrams, tables and maps of and relating to objects with runic inscriptions. These comprise figures of the Ruthwell Cross, the Bewcastle Cross, the Fr...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[November 1966]

[Announcement]; Mr. R. M. Claughton, recorded in Askrigg; collector introduces Mr. Claughton, who goes on to describe the building of a dry stone wall - selection of stones, courses and terminology; t...

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Dales Crafts and Craftsmen

Walton, James

[1930s-1940s]

Articles written by James Walton on the craftsmen of the Yorkshire Dales, for the series 'Dales Crafts and Craftsmen' in 'The Yorkshire Dalesman', extracted and pasted into a hard-backed scrapbook. Th...

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Roads and Tracks

1963-1973

This file contains mounted magazine cuttings from 'John Peel Jottings' and 'Country Life', on bridges, cobble-laying, an ancient causeway in Wiltshire, an old tidal cart track at South Foreland (Kent)...

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Historical Events

1969-1975

This file contains Theo Brown's pamphlet, 'Trojans in the West Country' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1970), 16 pp.; L. V. Grinsell's pamphlet on the folklore of Stanton Drew (St. Peter Port: Toucan ...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 August 1972

George Hancock recorded in conversation at home, Sheephill Farm, in the Ringinglow area of Sheffield. Mrs. George Hancock also contributes. Talk of (dairy) farming; Penistone and Bakewell markets; alt...

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