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dwellings62
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culture48
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occupations34
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nature23
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)7
Caunce, Stephen4
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Pickering, Michael J4
Voitl, Herbert4
Barry, Michael V (1935-)3
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
Morris, Patricia M3
Siporin, Rae Lee3
Crellin, Mrs Amanda2

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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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Vicarage, Västra Tunhem
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Vicarage, Västra Tunhem

April 1965

The Vicarage at Prästgården, Västra Tunhem (Sweden). The building is timber with plank dressing. A note in the Slide Index suggests that Västra Tunhem is in Västergotland, but the town is liste...

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A woman's place : an illustrated history of women at home from the Roman villa to the Victorian town house

Filbee, Marjorie; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1980

Includes bibliographical references (page 156) and index.

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Luck Stone
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Luck Stone

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Luck stone, a protective charm consisting of a pebble with a hole, hanging above the window of a stone cottage in West Burton ( Wensleydale). At the time of photographing, the stone had been in its po...

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Luck Stone
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Luck Stone

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Luck stone, a protective charm consisting of a pebble with a hole, hanging above the window of a stone cottage in West Burton ( Wensleydale). At the time of photographing, the stone had been in its po...

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Old Rectory, Mirfield

[1960s]

Board-mounted photograph of the front of the Old Rectory at Mirfield (West Yorkshire). The building is half-timbered and dates from the early 14th-century.

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Old Rectory, Mirfield

[1960s]

Board-mounted photograph of close-up detail of the timber framing of the Old Rectory at Mirfield (West Yorkshire). The building is half-timbered and dates from the early 14th-century.

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Witch Post
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Witch Post

Brunk, Wille

1967

Witch post inside a building at the Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole (North Yorkshire). The witch post was a form of protection against witchcraft much used in dwelling houses in Yorkshire. The p...

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"Gypsy Wedding"

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken in 1910 of the wedding of Sally Penfold to Mr. Orchard at Holsworthy (Devon). The bride and groom, and their guests, stand in a field in the open. The second man from the le...

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St. Ewe (Cornwall)
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St. Ewe (Cornwall)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

Dwelling house and All Saints Church, St. Ewe (Cornwall). Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 36/4.

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Altarnun (Cornwall)
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Altarnun (Cornwall)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

View along the road into Altarnun (Cornwall), showing dwelling houses and the Church of St. Nonna. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 36/2.

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Portesham (Dorset)
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Portesham (Dorset)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

View looking along the main road towards the Church of St. Peter at Portesham (Dorset), with stone dwelling houses on the left. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 38/4.

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