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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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
"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...
St. Ewe (Cornwall)
Voitl, Herbert
[1960s]
Dwelling house and All Saints Church, St. Ewe (Cornwall). Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 36/4.
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.
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.