Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth recordings
Shelley, Yorkshire
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Type
sound
Duration
00:02:38
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C1315/1/813
Recording date
1917-07-03
Is part of (Collection)
Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth Recordings
Recording locations
Güstrow, Germany
Producers
Berliner Phonographische Kommission
Recordist
Doegen, Wilhelm (male, recordist), Brandl, Alois (male, Professor of English)
Speakers
Townend, John, b.1882 (male, steam engine driver)
Description
Speaker's note: Aged 35 from Shelley (near Huddersfield), Yorkshire, England. Born 1 January 1882 in Shelly. Lived in Shelly until the war. Eductaed at a boarding school in Shelly. Both parents from Shelly. Can read and write in English. Religion: protestant. Occupation: steam engine-driver and horse driver. Item note: John reads the Parable of the Prodigal Son (taken from Luke chapter XV, verse 11-32).
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