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architecture17
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)6
Brunk, Wille3
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)3
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)2
Shaw, David H2
Walton, James2
Bartle, Billy1
Berry, Mr1

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Timber Barn: Detail

April 1965

Close-up detail of a timber junction on a timber barn in Varmland (Sweden). This junction is at one of the corners of the end of the building containing a cowshed, and is thought to be Norwegian influ...

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Wooden Building in Cluj (Romania)
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Wooden Building in Cluj (Romania)

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

December 1974

Detail of interlocking joints on the corner of a wooden building in Cluj (Romania). Mounted on Photo File card.

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Field Barn at Skutskär (Sweden)
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Field Barn at Skutskär (Sweden)

January 1965

Detail of timbering on a field barn in the forest at Skutskär (Uppsala Lan, Sweden). The detail shows a mix of round and square timbers. A note in the slide index states that the angle of the axe cut...

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Detail of Central Cruck Joint
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Detail of Central Cruck Joint

Brunk, Wille

16 June 1967

Detail of timber joints on the central cruck of a longhouse from Stang End, near Danby (North Yorkshire). The longhouse was moved from Stang End to the Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole in the spr...

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Detail of Central Cruck Joint
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Detail of Central Cruck Joint

Brunk, Wille

16 June 1967

Detail of timber joints on the central cruck of a longhouse from Stang End, near Danby (North Yorkshire). The longhouse was moved from Stang End to the Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole in the spr...

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Brushmaking

Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)

[1960s]

Brushmaker cutting the head of a brush with a stock knife, in his workshop, Burnley (Lancashire). This photograph is possibly a photographic still from Sam Hanna's film, 'The Brushmaker'. Mounted on P...

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Brushmaking
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Brushmaking

Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)

[1960s]

Brushmaker fitting bristles into a brush head, in his workshop, Burnley (Lancashire). This photograph is possibly a photographic still from Sam Hanna's film, 'The Brushmaker'. Mounted on Photo File ca...

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Storehouse: Timber Joists
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Storehouse: Timber Joists

January 1965

View showing detail of timber joists on a wooden bod, or storehouse, at the open-air Upplandsmuseet (?), Gamla Uppsala (Sweden). The joists and the shape of the timber (hexagonal) is typical of 16th c...

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Storehouse: Timber Joists
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Storehouse: Timber Joists

January 1965

View showing detail of timber joists on a wooden bod, or storehouse, at the open-air Upplandsmuseet (?), Gamla Uppsala (Sweden). The joists and the shape of the timber (hexagonal) is typical of 16th c...

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Storehouse: Carved Detail
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Storehouse: Carved Detail

January 1965

View showing timber joists and carved pattern detail on the outer walls of a wooden bod, or storehouse, at the open-air Upplandsmuseet (?) , Gamla Uppsala (Sweden). The carved decoration is typical of...

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Local Woodcrafts

Walton, James

1940

Article on the history of woodcrafts in the Halifax/ Calderdale area, published in the 'Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society' (dated 5 October 1940). Includes sections on the woods themselv...

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Wheelwright's Shop
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Wheelwright's Shop

[1970s]

Interior of wheelwright's shop with two males working. The shop forms part of the exhibits at the West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden Hall, Halifax. Mounted on Photo File card.

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