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dwellings9
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woodworking industries8
architecture5
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Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Brunk, Wille2
Berry, Mr1
Cleave, Mr1
Cordwent, Mr1
Crellin, Mrs Amanda1
Duckett, Archibald (1885-1885)1
Dyson, B Ronald1
Dyson, Wilsey1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1

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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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Horse-Head Carvings
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Horse-Head Carvings

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

December 1974

Wooden horse-head carvings by the door of a house from the Danube Delta, exhibited at the open-air Village Museum in Bucharest. The house is made of timber, with a thatched roof. Mounted on Photo File...

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"The Gypsy Caravan in Britain: A Functional Examination of its Significance in Traditional Gypsy Society"

Schuster, Ivan L

1971

M.A. dissertation comprising five chapters. The first gives a delineation of spheres of Gypsy Traveller cultural activity, a colour-coded map locating wagon makers and craft specialists, fairs and rac...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: C
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: C

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, Yorkshire, Isle of Man and Cheshire

Dyson, B Ronald; Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Siporin, Rae Lee

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y30-31, 33-34; Isle of Man 6aMan1-2; and Cheshire 7Ch1-2. The original recordings were made between 195...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

July 1966

[Collector announcement]; Arthur Humphries, recorded in Lighthorne on the 28 July 1966[Swiss male also present asks some questions, possibly Eduard Kolb, or Dieter Bothe]; Mr. Humphries talks about wo...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Berry of Holcombe Rogus [wife also present], continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A692r. Talks about local tradespeople, including a butcher, blacksmith, chair and cabinet maker; comments on the number of...

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