Survey of English Dialects recording in Washington, Co. Durham
Description
[Side 1] Jerry tells anecdote about Geordie seeing 'marra' [= friend] locked out of own house, tells anecdote about young couple on honeymoon in BlackpooL; Jerry and Joe describe physically demanding nature of work in mine, recalls particularly successful 'hewer' [= miner]. [Side 2] Jerry and Joe describe experiences as miners, Jerry recalls stressing to young miner importance of experiencing bad cable, explain 'cable' system [= area of coalface assigned to particular team of hewers per quarter].
Metadata
| Identifier | wdr4b24n |
| IRN | 726860 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D095 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/wdr4b24n |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 29 Sep 1953 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 05 min. 07 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 41 sec. |