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culture6
geology6
nature6
english language - dialects4
community life3
land use3
language and languages3
occupations3
agriculture2
buildings2

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)3
Dewsbury, Sidney1
Gimbert, Claude1
Hard, May1
Hard, Mr1
Tammivaara, Irmeli1

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Pagan and Christian Mythology

1955-1976

This file contains items relating to pagan gods and legends, giants and Christian mythology. The file includes a copy of Stewart Sanderson's paper, 'Abitanti Soprannaturali delle Acque Scozzesi / Supe...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Sidney Dewsbury, recorded in Pymore on 19 July 1975; talks about his working life; local floods in 1937 and 1940; work for river authority; strengthening/building river banks...

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The Dwelling House: Rooms, Fittings, Utilities, Etc.

1969-1979

This file contains items on various aspects of the dwelling house, with a focus on fittings and equipment and domestic utilities. This includes an article by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby on farm kit...

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SED Word Map: Rivulet
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SED Word Map: Rivulet

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question IV.1.1, Rivulet, mapping responses Dike, Stream, and Beck. The map was created by Harold Orton.

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SED Word Map: Rivulet
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SED Word Map: Rivulet

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms. in colour, for SED question IV.1.1, Rivulet, mapping the limits of responses Burn, Beck and Brook, and the responses Dike, Stre...

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SED Word Map: Rivulet
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SED Word Map: Rivulet

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question IV.1.1, Rivulet, mapping responses Beck, Brook, Burn, Dike and Stream, and the northern and southern limits o...

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