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Arrows of the chace : being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers, 1840-1880 (v.1)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Wedderburn, Alexander D O (1854-1931)

1880

Edited by A.D.O. Wedderburn.

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Arrows of the chace : being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers, 1840-1880 (v.2)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Wedderburn, Alexander D O (1854-1931)

1880

Edited by A.D.O. Wedderburn.

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Arrows of the chace : being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers, 1840-1880 (v.1)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Wedderburn, Alexander D O (1854-1931)

1880

Edited by A.D.O. Wedderburn.

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Arrows of the chace : being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers, 1840-1880 (v.2)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Wedderburn, Alexander D O (1854-1931)

1880

Edited by A.D.O. Wedderburn.

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House in Knaresborough
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House in Knaresborough

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1962

View over the River Nidd of houses in Knaresborough (North Yorkshire). The view includes a brightly decorated house with a black and white check pattern on the gable end.

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The Mantelpiece

Cane, Rosemary

1971

A dissertation examining the question of what some people keep on their mantelpieces - which objects are placed there, and why - and to what extent the owners are conscious of the mantelpiece as a fea...

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Archive File

Builders' Customs: Topping Out

March-April 1968

This file consists of correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and various correspondents connected with the building industry, regarding topping-out ceremonies. The correspondents include Norbert F. ...

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Archive File

Topping Out Ceremonies

1951-1974

This file contains items relating to topping-out ceremonies, a tradition in the building industry marking either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in the construction of a building. ...

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Topping Out Ceremony

July 1967

Topping out ceremony at a new block of flats near Swiss Cottage, London. The ceremony is traditional in the building industry, and marks either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in t...

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Couple Reading
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Couple Reading

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating to the early-20th century, of a man and woman sitting on wooden chairs in a dwelling house at an unidentified location. The woman has her back to the camera and is reading ...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: D
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: D

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Sound Recordings, Salop, Cheshire and Staffordshire

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1966

Mr. R. Morris, recorded in Llanymynech (Salop) on the 26 September 1966; talks about types of plough; waggoners; ploughing (matches); corn stacks; haymaking - use of horse mower, turning, making cocks...

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