Survey of English Dialects
Charlesworth, Derbyshire
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Type
sound
Duration
00:06:07
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C908/11
Recording date
1965
Recording locations
Charlesworth, Derbyshire: OS Grid Reference(400500,393500)
Producers
University of Leeds
Recordist
unidentified (female)
Speakers
Driver, Jim (b.1883, male), unidentified (male)
Description
Two speakers talk about the male speaker’s work at Broadbottom Mill. He started as a piecer at the age of thirteen and ended up carrying out repairs on machinery in spinning mills throughout the UK. They briefly reflect on the changes they have witnessed during their lifetime in Charlesworth. Broadbottom’s refers to Broadbottom Mills, built in the early 1800s just to the northwest of Charlesworth. Hattersley is the adjacent village to Broadbottom. Leamington Spa is a town in Warwickshire.
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Charlesworth, Derbyshire
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