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Cenotaphs in the Wakefield Area

Transcripts and photographs of 76 war memorials in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield and its surrounding towns and villages.

They include cenotaphs on roadsides, village greens, inside churches and institutions.

Fully searchable by surname.

Useful for genealogists and military historians.

A digital version in PDF format.
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ARA 3 £8.00p.
Historic Sketch of the Parish Church, Wakefield
Rev. J.L. Sisson A.M.

All Saints Parish Church, Wakefield (now the Cathedral) is one of the most magnificent in Yorkshire.

This account, written in 1824 by the Rev. J.L. Sisson A.M., gives a detailed history of the church, illustrated with three fine engravings.

A notable feature is the transcription of monumental inscriptions of many of those buried within the church.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 4 £8.00p.

Halifax Wills 1515 to 1544
edited by E.W. Crossley.

Abstracts and Translations of over 300 wills and administrations registered at York from the Parish of Halifax, 1515-1544.

Edited by E.W. Crossley (Member of the Council of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society).

Includes a wills index, name index and place index.

Machine searchable.
A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 6 £10.00p
A Descriptive Catalogue of Sheffield Manorial Records
From the 8th. Year of Richard II to the Restoration.
Compiled and annotated by T. Walter Hall, Hon. M.A., F.R.Hist.S. 1926

Transcripts in English of Court Rolls for the Manor of Sheffield, Yorkshire, c.1384-1660.

Hundreds of names are mentioned, in connection with transfer of copyhold land, disputes, crimes etc. Even includes deduced family trees.
Complete with a useful index.

Essential for family historians with Sheffield and district ancestors.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 17 £8.00p.

Transcripts of the parish registers of Sheffield, Yorkshire.

UPGRADED CD

Transcripts of the parish registers for the town of Sheffield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Volume I
Marriages & Baptisms 1560-1634-5
Volume II
Marriages & Baptisms 1635-1653 ; Burials 1560-1634
Volume III
Marriages & Baptisms 1653-1686 ; Burials 1635-1653
Also included banns of marriage 1653-1660.
Volume IV.
Baptisms & Marriages 1687-1703 ; Burials 1653-1686
Volume V.
Baptisms & Marriages 1703-1719 ; Burials 1686-1703
Plus name indexes for each volume.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 21 £8.00p.
New Sharlston : A Social History of a West Yorkshire Mining Village 1865-1914
By Angela Petyt B.A.(Hons.) 1994

The colliery village was a vital part of Britain's industrial and social heritage. This study looks at life in one such community - focussing on population, housing, religion, public health and recreation. It is well illustrated with documents and photographs.

Useful reading for all family historians with mining ancestors, and for social historians interested in Victorian and Edwardian working-class life.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 27 £8.00p.
Eventide Review of Primitive Methodism in Otley Circuit
by James Myers, published in 1920.

A very interesting book looking at the Primitive Methodist Church Otley Circuit (which also covers Guiseley and Yeadon) in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Consisting of history, anecdotes and important events, it also includes lists of ministers and preachers, the roll of honour for World War 1 and over 30 photographs of important local people.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 49 £8.00p.

The Craven District Household Almanac 1928 & 1932

Two Books on one CD

Covering the Craven area of the West Riding of Yorkshire - the town of Skipton and surrounding villages.

These almanacs are a mine of information, containing listings of tradesmen, residents, public officials, churches and chapels, schools, societies and institutes, local events, obituaries and many other useful snippets of information so valuable for the local and family historian. Accompanied by fascinating display advertisements and photographic illustrations.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 64 £8.00p.

Leeds and District Trades' Directory 1901-2
Published by Town & County Directories Limited

This directory contains classified lists of tradespeople with their names and business addresses. As well as Leeds and its suburbs, it also includes listings for Boroughbridge, Boston Spa, Harrogate, Horbury, Horsforth, Knaresborough, Morley, Ossett, Otley, Pudsey, Ripon, Tadcaster, Wakefield, Wetherby and Yeadon.

PLUS a 363 page gazetteer giving the location, population and other local statistics of the cities, towns and villages in England and Wales.

Excellent resource for local and family historians.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 66 £8.00p.

Giggleswick School Register 1499 - 1921
Edited by H.B. Atkinson. Published in 1922.

This book contains biographical details about the scholars of Giggleswick School in Yorkshire, from 1499-1921. It also includes listings of headmasters, staff and sporting teams, as well as a Roll of Honour for both those who fell and those who served in the Great War.

Complete with a useful index of names.

This CD also contains the additional book -
Giggleswick - Notes on the History of the School and an account of the New Chapel.
Published in 1901.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 70 £8.00p.

Sedbergh School Register
Published in 1909.

This Register of Sedbergh school in Yorkshire, covers the years 1546-1909. It gives excellent biographical details about the scholars, including some details of employment after leaving the school. Also includes details of sporting teams, and a list of former pupils who served in the South African (Boer) War. Accompanied by plans of the school plus some photographs of headmasters.

Plus The History of Sedbergh School
By Henry Lowther Clarke and W.N. Weech.
The history of Sedbergh school from 1525 up to 1925.
Plus Sedbergh School Songs
Words by R. St. J. Ainslie, music by P.A. Thomas.
A collection of eleven songs written by the masters describing the life and times of Sedbergh.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 72 £8.00p.

The History of the Co-op in West Yorkshire
Four books on one CD -

1) History of the Castleford Co-operative Industrial Society Ltd., 1865-1915.
By John Platt Jackson. Published in 1925.

2) Batley Co-operative Society Limited - A Brief History of the Society, 1867-1917.
By W.H. Childe. Published in 1919.

3) Half a Century of Co-operation in Keighley, 1860-1910.
By Jos. Rhodes. Published in 1911.

4) Fifty Years of Co-operation in Bingley - A Jubilee Record of the Bingley Industrial Co-operative Society Limited.
By W. Hartley. Published in 1900.

Each book is full of fascinating information and illustrations. Useful for local, family and social historians.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 77 £8.00p.

The Annals of Wakefield House of Correction for three hundred years.
By J. Horsfall Turner. Published in 1904.

A fascinating history of the West Riding House of Correction (Wakefield Prison), one of the most important in England.
Also includes notes of ancient prisons and obsolete punishments, particularly the Manorial Gaols and customs of Yorkshire; the County Prisons of York Castle, Northallerton, Beverley etc. and the Township Kidcotes of the West Riding.
Embracing a general survey of the social and moral history of Yorkshire from the time of Queen Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of Queen Victoria.
Complete with indexes of persons and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 78 £8.00p.

The Society of Friends in Bradford - A Record of 270 Years.
Compiled by H.R. Hodgson. Published in 1926.

A history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Bradford, Yorkshire. Includes notes on several Meeting and Burial Places in the District. Accompanied by 20 illustrations.

Complete with transcripts of the Bradford Quaker Registers - Births (1652-1870), Marriages (1650-1926), Burials (1656-1926).

Very useful for family historians and anyone interested in Quaker history.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 80 £8.00p.

History of Ackworth School during its first hundred years.
By Henry Thompson. Published in 1879.

An extensive history of Ackworth Quaker School in Yorkshire, throughout its first century. Also includes details of the building's initial use as a Foundling Hospital.

Plus -
List of Ackworth Scholars 1879-1930.

By Isaac Henry Wallis. Published in 1932. Gives pupil's name, year of entry, residence and year of leaving. Complete with an index of surnames.

Plus -
Ackworth School 1779-1929.

A brief history of the school including many photographs.

Plus -
Proceedings of the Ackworth Old Scholars' Association Part XX.

Published in 1901. Contains an alphabetical list of members with their name and address, marriages of Ackworth Old Scholars 1900-1901 and memorial notices.

Four books on one CD.
Over 700 pages of information.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 81 £8.00p.

History of The Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth at Wakefield
By Matthew Henry Peacock, M.A., B.Mus.
Published in 1892

This history of Wakefield Grammar School covers the first three hundred years history of the school from its foundation in 1591.
Including the Statutes, Governors, Head Masters, Scholarships and Register of Pupils.
Complete with indexes of subjects, places and persons.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 82 £8.00p.

The Registers of Crofton, Yorkshire
Transcribed and edited by William Townend

Transcripts of the parish registers for the parish of Crofton, Yorkshire.
Covers the period 1615 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 92 £8.00p.
The Registers of Allerton Mauleverer Yorkshire
Covering the period 1557 - 1812.
Plus
The Registers of Askham Richard, Yorkshire
Covering the period 1579 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.
Transcribed by F. William Slingsby.
Published in 1908.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 94 £8.00p.

The Registers of Austerfield, Yorkshire
Though in Yorkshire this township comes under the parish of Blyth, Nottinghamshire
Covering the period 1559 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.

Plus
The Registers of Cowthorpe, Yorkshire
Covering the period 1568 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.
Transcribed by F. William Slingsby.
Published in 1910.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 103 £8.00p.

The Registers of Calverley, Yorkshire - Vol. III.
By Samuel Margerison. Published in 1887.

Transcripts of the registers of the parish church of Calverley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Covers baptisms, marriages and burials from 1681 to 1720, with useful additional notes.
These notes include -
some inscriptions on tombstones in Calverley churchyard ; inhabitants of Idle ; notes from wills proved at York ; Calverley wills ; notes from Deeds ; Inhabitants of Pudsey; part of the Pudsey Nonconformist Register ; vicars of Calverley.

Complete with indexes of surnames and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 110 £8.00p.
Registers and Transcripts for the parish of Burnsall-in-Craven, in Yorkshire.
Edited by W.J. Stavert, M.A., F.S.A.,
Rector of Burnsall. Published in 1912.

Includes -
Parish registers 1672; 1697-1699; 1700-1701; 1740-1786.
Monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard which bear dates earlier than 1813.
Marriages of Burnsall people in the registers of neighbouring parishes pre-1812.
Extracts from Paver's Marriage Licences 1591-1711

Complete with indexes of places and names.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 112 £8.00p
The Idle Upper Chapel Burial Registers & Graveyard Inscriptions, Yorkshire.
Edited by J. Horsfall Turner.

Idle Upper Chapel Burial Registers and Graveyard Inscriptions with notices of the Quaker Burial Ground, Westfield Lane, and of the private burial ground, Thackley End.

Complete with an index of names.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 114 £8.00p
A Catalogue of the Ancient Charters belonging to the Burgesses of the Town and Parish of Sheffield, Yorkshire and Abstracts of Sheffield Wills proved at York.

Prepared by T. Walter Hall. Published in 1913.

Transcripts in English of Sheffield Charters and Wills. Covers the period 1297-1554.
Many names are mentioned. Even includes deduced family trees.
Complete with a useful index.

Essential for family historians with Sheffield and district ancestors.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 119 £8.00p
The Parish Registers of Garforth, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1631-1812.
Transcribed by George Denison Lumb, F.S.A. Published in 1913.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Garforth.
Baptisms 1663-1812
Marriages 1664-1812
Burials 1663-1812
Plus some earlier transcripts 1631-1634 and 1636-1639.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 125 £8.00p

History of Skipton
By W. Harbutt Dawson.
Published in 1882

A comprehensive history of of the market town of Skipton, in Yorkshire, from Saxon times up to the Victorian period.
Includes chapters on – the Romille and Clifford families, the castle, parish church, manorial government, military history, biographies of Skipton 'worthies', agriculture and industry, nonconformist chapels, parish charities, local customs, etc.
Useful for genealogy and local history

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 132 £8.00p
The Registers of East Rounton in the North Riding of Yorkshire
and
The Registers of Weston in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Published 1916.

The Registers of the chapelry of East Rounton in the parish of Rudby, transcribed and edited by the Rev. William Thomas Robson, M.A., Rector of West Rounton.
Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1595-1837

The Weston Parish Registers, transcribed and edited by James Singleton.
Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1639-1812.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 134 £8.00p
Registers of the Parish of Kildwick-in-Craven in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Volumes I, II & III
Edited by Wm. Anderton Brigg.
Published in 1913 & 1916.

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Transcriptions of the Parish Registers of the Parish of Kildwick-in-Craven.
Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1575-1678.

Includes an Index of Persons

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 140 £8.00p

Registers of the Parish of Whalley
In Lancashire and also Yorkshire.
Transcribed and Edited by T. B. Ecroyd.
Published in 1900.

Transcriptions of the Parish Registers of the Parish of Whalley.
The Parish of Whalley included :
Clitheroe, Colne, Burnley, Altham, Downham, Church, Haslingden, the Chapel of Padiham, Whitewell, Holme, Marsden, Newchurch in Rossendale, Newchurch in Pendle and Accrington.

Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1538-1601.
Plus an Index of Persons

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 143 £8.00p

The Returns for the West Riding of the County of York of The Poll Tax
laid in the second year of King Richard II A.D. 1379
Published in 1882.

The 1379 Poll Tax returns for the West Riding of Yorkshire. The returns are arranged by wapentake, then sub-divided into towns and villages. Many hundreds of names of men and women are listed.
An excellent resource for family historians with Yorkshire ancestors.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 149 £8.00p

Methodism in Huddersfield, Holmfirth and Denby Dale.
by Rev. Joel Mallinson.
Published in 1898.

A history of the rise and progress of Methodism in three Yorkshire towns.
This excellent includes details of various circuits and chapels in the area.

A 'must have' for any with Methodist ancestors.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 163 £8.00p

Ossett Burgess Roll 1905-06 & 1913-14

The Electoral Registers (Burgess Rolls) for the town of Ossett, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Giving the names and addresses of hundreds of men (and some women) who were entitled to vote in municipal, county council and parliamentary elections.

Very useful for family history and local history.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 166 £8.00p
The Parish Registers of Darrington in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Published in 1913.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Darrington.
Contains baptisms, marriages and burials 1567 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 173 £8.00p
The Parish Registers of Emley in Yorkshire.
Published in 1920.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Emley, Yorkshire.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1600 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 182 £8.00p
The Parish Registers of Addingham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Transcribed and edited by George Denison Lumb, F.S.A. Published in 1920.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Addingham.
Contains baptisms, marriages and burials 1612 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 186 £8.00p
Testamenta Leodiensia 1546 - 1558
Published by the Thoresby Society.

Vol. XIX Part II. Published in 1913.
Vol. XXVII Part I. Published in 1919.
Vol. XXVII Part II. Published in 1921.
Three books on one CD.

A fascinating collection of wills of men and women, from Leeds and the surrounding district, including Wakefield, Pontefract, Otley, etc. Covers the period 1546 - 1558.

An excellent resource for Yorkshire family history, local history and social history.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 194 £8.00p

The Parish Registers of Mirfield in Yorkshire.
Transcribed and edited by William Brigg, B.A.
Published in 1919.

Contains transcripts of baptisms, marriages & burials 1559-1700.
Plus indexes of Names and Places.

Note the entries continue without interruption during the Civil War period.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 204 £8.00p
The Publications of the Thoresby Society
Volume XI - Miscellania

Published in 1904.

A fascinating collection of articles and transcripts relating to the history of Leeds and surrounding districts of Yorkshire.

Includes -
Leeds and District Wills 1531-1537
Lay Subsidies of the Wapentakes of Agbrigg and Morley 1545
Churchwardens' Accounts - Methley 1681-1705
Survey of the Manor of Leeds 1612
Two detailed maps of Leeds from 1806 and 1815
Etc.
Complete with an index.
Hundreds of names are mentioned. Very useful for family history and local history.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
Viewable on any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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ARA 207 £8.00p
Knaresborough Wills, Yorkshire.
Volumes I & II. Published in 1902 & 1905.

Transcripts of wills (some with inventories) and administrations from the Knaresborough Court Rolls 1506 - 1668. Complete with name and place indexes.
Also includes an index to wills at Somerset House, proved at Knaresborough 1640 - 1858.

Covers Knaresborough and villages within the ancient Honor of Knaresborough.

Useful for family history, local history and social history.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 232 £8.00p

The Parish Registers of Adel, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Published in 1893.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Adel.
Contains baptisms, marriages and burials 1606 - 1812.
Also includes some monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 237 £8.00p

The Northowram Register
The Nonconformist Register of Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths.

Complied by the Revs. Oliver Heywood & T. Dickenson.
Generally known as the Northowram or Coley Register.

Containing numerous notices of Puritans and Anti-Puritans, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, London, etc.
With lists of Popish Recusants, Quakers, etc.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

Machine searchable
A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 256 £14.00p

Parish Registers of St. Peters, Rylstone, Yorkshire
Published in 1895

Transcripts of the register of St. Peter's, Rylstone (Formerly part of the ancient parish of Burnsall).
Edited by C.H. Lowe, M.A.

Contains Baptisms, Marriage and Burials 1559-1812.

Note there is a gap in the Marriages after the year 1753 until the year 1796 for this parish.

Complete with indexes of names and places

Machine Searchable
A digital version of the original book, in PDF format.
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ARA 257 £14.00p
       

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