Hornblower

Description

Hornblower blowing a horn at Bainbridge ( Wensleydale). Bainbridge once served as a foresters' headquarters in the Wensleydale forest, a hunting district owned by the Lord of Middleham. The horn was blown at 9 p.m. during the months from Hawes Backend Fair to Shrove Tuesday. At the time of photographing, the horn was still being blown according to this tradition. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1622. With typed note. Originally held in Photo File: Traditional Customs, Annual Fairs, Bonfires.

Metadata

Identifier v6ckj111
IRN 412572
Class Mark LAVC/PHO/P1623
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/v6ckj111
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Traditional Customs, Annual Fairs, Bonfires: Photocards
Creator(s) Kissling, Werner
Date July 1964
Size and Medium 1 mounted photographic print.

Related Records