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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