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Memorial events
1969-1990
Material related to memorial events organised to celebrate the life of Maurice de Sausmarez following his death in 1969, including a thanksgiving service, a series of memorial lectures and musical com...
Old Churchyard
[1960s]
Gravestones in the churchyard next to the ruined church picture in LAVC/PHO/P2141 (unidentified location).
West Midlands Responses: Book VIII, Part 5
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VIII, Part 5: Church, Churchyard. Includes questions VIII.5.8 Earth - VIII.5.14 Cross.
Stone Tombs
[1970s]
Four stone tombs beneath a yew tree in a churchyard at an unidentified location. The tops of the tombs appear to be made of slate.
Posthumous
1969-2015
Material relating to memorial services and lectures, exhibitions and publications. Also includes articles and correspondence concerning Maurice de Sausmarez received by the family after his death on 2...
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...
"Gypsy Funeral Customs"
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1969
This file contains two copies of Sanderson's paper, 'Gypsy Funeral Customs', offprinted from 'Folklore', volume 80 (Autumn 1969), pp. 181-187. The paper discusses the death and funeral customs practis...
West Midlands Responses: Book VIII, Part 5
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VIII, Part 5: Church, Churchyard. Includes questions VIII.5.1 They go to church - VIII.5.7 Co...
Some Aspects of Bakossi Rituals
Alobwede D'Epie, Charles
1974
M.A. dissertation on the ritual life of the Bakossi tribe in south-western Cameroon. The rituals are presented in the light of Bakossi original beliefs and thinking, that is, they are described as the...
Shirenewton (Monmouthshire)
Voitl, Herbert
[1960s]
View of St. Thomas a Becket Church at Shirenewton (Monmouthshire). Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 23/6.
Swimbridge (Devon)
Voitl, Herbert
[1960s]
View looking towards the village of Swimbridge (Devon), with the Church of St. James the Apostle and churchyard in the foreground. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 37/2.
The Iconography of Gravestones: A Study of Gravestones in the Churchyards and Cemeteries of the North London Area
Thorn, Bridget
1982
A study of gravestones, their inscriptions and iconographical details, covering the eighteenth century to 1982, and based on fieldwork in North London.