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Total number of records: 6

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occupations6
nature5
agriculture4
handicraft4
animals3
community life3
land use3
clothing and dress2
culture2
folklore2

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Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
British Broadcasting Corporation1
Brooks, Margaret1
Bushell, Mr William1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)1
Joiner, Mr Charles1
Jones, Tom1
Matthewman, T. Frank1
Mcnay, Ian1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

May 1956

[Side 1] Bill talks about cutting and 'pleaching' [= repairing] hedges, lists different bushes and explains hedging techniques, describes farm work incl. working with horses and cattle, ditching, 'tha...

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Ropemaking Wheel
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Ropemaking Wheel

McNay, Ian

September 1965

Wheel used for making rope, Peak Cavern, Castleton (Derbyshire). The wheel is over 300 years old. It is attached to a post fixed into the earth, and consists of three hooks on cog wheels turned by a l...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Brooks, Margaret

17 February 1973

George Roberts, dry stone waller, interviewed in Cawthorne with T. Frank Matthewman (Chairman of Cawthorne Parish Council). GR explains dry stone wall construction techniques; source of stone; tools; ...

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Sound Recording

British Broadcasting Corporation

[1960s/1970s]

George Ewart Evans presents a radio programme entitled 'Horsepower and Magic' [BBC Home Service 1964-09-17 20:30], which includes horsemen from East Anglia and Scotland talking about the folklore and ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1974

[Collector announcement]; Allan Pate, recorded in Witcham on the 11 July 1974 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A670r]; talks about Witcham Feast Week in November; local stories/beliefs associated with wi...

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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...

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