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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1851. 60 By 1900 one farmer had revived the traditional horkeys or harvest suppers. 61 In the 20th century, when …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… however, had by 1850 readily exchanged the ancient 'Horkeys' or harvest suppers for cash payments. 80 In the 19th …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… corn reaped with branches and flowers and the traditional horkeys or harvest suppers. 63 Cricket flourished at Abington …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the 1870s, probably survived c. 1970. 55 The holding of 'horkeys' after harvest, and the ringing of a bell to permit …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1967. 44 The village feast expired in the 1890s, but the horkeys or harvest-suppers and the May-day celebrations …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 76 Some farmers were still holding the traditional horkeys or harvest suppers in the 1890s. 77 Popular culture …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 39 The pits then made were still visible in the 1950s. 40 Horkeys after harvest were kept up on Park farm until 1917. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… College's village farm since the 1840s, were still holding horkeys after harvest for their workers in the 1890s. 18 In …